title: Monitoring techniques in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Monitoring of the diabetic patients' own blood sugar is now an important component in the management of diabetes of all degrees of severity. Education in proper monitoring techniques, attention to the continued quality of testing, and utilization of the information achieved by testing are important responsibilities of primary care physicians and their health care teams.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington.
authors.forename: B Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Paulshock
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012648:Self Care
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose