title: Monitoring glucose control.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes is increasing in prevalence and is predominantly managed in general practice. This series contains case histories raising some of the metabolic problems which may be encountered in the management of these patients and indicates some of the many issues, other than glycaemic control, that need to be considered.
authors.affiliation: Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford, South Australia.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tallis
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Popplewell
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin