title: [Blood glucose self monitoring].
abstract: Self monitoring of blood glucose contributes to the integrated management of diabetes mellitus. It, thus, should be available for all patients with diabetes mellitus type-1 and type-2. Self monitoring of blood glucose improves patients safety, quality of life and glucose control. The current article represents the recommendations of the Austrian Diabetes Association for the use of blood glucose self monitoring according to current scientific evidence.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Abteilung, Hanuschkrankenhaus, Wien, Österreich. thomas.wascher@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wascher
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012651:Self Medication / Q000592:standards*