TY - JOUR
T1 - Frequency and motives of blood glucose self-monitoring in type 1 diabetes
AU - Hansen, M.V.
AU - Pedersen-Bjergaard, U.
AU - Heller, S.R.
AU - Wallace, T.M.
AU - Rasmussen, A.K.
AU - Jorgensen, H.V.
AU - Pramming, S.
AU - Thorsteinsson, B.
N1 - Keywords: Adult; Age of Onset; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Diabetic Nephropathies; Diabetic Retinopathy; Educational Status; Female; Health Surveys; Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motivation; Patient Compliance; Questionnaires
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - AIMS: Recommendations for self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) from the DCCT have not been implemented with the same rigour as recommendations for intensifying insulin therapy. We assessed the frequency of and motives for SMBG and compared SMBG behaviour with clinical, behavioural and demographic characteristics. METHODS: Cross-sectional Danish-British multicentre survey of 1076 consecutive patients with type 1 diabetes, who completed a detailed questionnaire on SMBG and related issues. The key variables were test frequency and motive. RESULTS: SMBG was performed daily by 39% of the patients and less than weekly by 24%. Sixty-seven percent reported to perform routine testing, while the remaining 33% only tested when hypo- or hyperglycaemia was suspected. Age, gender, and level of diabetes-related concern were associated with test pattern. Reported frequencies of mild and severe hypoglycaemia and awareness of hypoglycaemia were independently associated with testing behaviour, whereas the presence of late diabetic complications was not. Lower HbA1c was associated with more frequent testing. CONCLUSION: Patient compliance regarding SMBG is limited. Thus, almost two thirds of the patients do not perform daily SMBG and one third do not perform routine tests.
AB - AIMS: Recommendations for self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) from the DCCT have not been implemented with the same rigour as recommendations for intensifying insulin therapy. We assessed the frequency of and motives for SMBG and compared SMBG behaviour with clinical, behavioural and demographic characteristics. METHODS: Cross-sectional Danish-British multicentre survey of 1076 consecutive patients with type 1 diabetes, who completed a detailed questionnaire on SMBG and related issues. The key variables were test frequency and motive. RESULTS: SMBG was performed daily by 39% of the patients and less than weekly by 24%. Sixty-seven percent reported to perform routine testing, while the remaining 33% only tested when hypo- or hyperglycaemia was suspected. Age, gender, and level of diabetes-related concern were associated with test pattern. Reported frequencies of mild and severe hypoglycaemia and awareness of hypoglycaemia were independently associated with testing behaviour, whereas the presence of late diabetic complications was not. Lower HbA1c was associated with more frequent testing. CONCLUSION: Patient compliance regarding SMBG is limited. Thus, almost two thirds of the patients do not perform daily SMBG and one third do not perform routine tests.
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2009.04.022
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2009.04.022
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0168-8227
VL - 85
SP - 183
EP - 188
JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
IS - 2
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