title: Blood glucose monitors: technology for home healthcare.
abstract: Blood glucose self-monitoring offers several advantages. This article, the first in a series, focuses on the types of monitors currently marketed and their limitations. Because optimal patient care rests with operator training, this article also places emphasis on the need to properly train those who will be performing blood glucose monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, PA 19131.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hook
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans