PMID- 24170562
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160427
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 2327-6924 (Electronic)
IS  - 2327-6886 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 6
DP  - 2014 Jun
TI  - Self-monitoring of blood glucose experiences of adults with type 2 diabetes.
PG  - 323-9
LID - 10.1002/2327-6924.12042 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the experiences of 
      self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) usage of adults with type 2 diabetes 
      mellitus (T2DM) who are not using insulin. DATA SOURCES: Nineteen adults were 
      asked to describe their experiences with self-monitoring. Data were analyzed 
      using the grounded theory method. CONCLUSIONS: The theory of "SMBG as a Cue in 
      T2DM Self-Care" emerged from the data and is composed of four categories: (a) 
      Engaging, (b) Checking, (c) Responding, and (d) Establishing a Pattern. Engaging 
      marks the beginning. Frequent monitoring characterizes this stage. Checking 
      involves evaluating and validating the blood glucose level. The most common item 
      evaluated or validated was the effect of foods. Responding involves taking action 
      or experiencing emotion. Actions taken centered on dietary changes. Emotions felt 
      were dependent on the level and ranged from blame to happiness. Participants 
      established a pattern and used SMBG regularly or sporadically. Frequency was 
      based on obtaining "normal" patterns, the absence of symptoms, provider 
      disinterest, and fingertip pain. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Participants 
      described many benefits and struggles when incorporating SMBG into their 
      self-care. Information from this study could be used to develop effective 
      guidelines for the use of SMBG in T2DM.
CI  - (c)2013 The Author(s) (c)2013 American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
FAU - Dlugasch, Lucie B
AU  - Dlugasch LB
AD  - College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, 
      Florida.
FAU - Ugarriza, Doris N
AU  - Ugarriza DN
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20130618
PL  - United States
TA  - J Am Assoc Nurse Pract
JT  - Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
JID - 101600770
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring/methods/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*blood
MH  - Female
MH  - Grounded Theory
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Quality of Life
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Type 2 diabetes mellitus
OT  - diabetes mellitus
OT  - self-monitoring of blood glucose
OT  - self-monitoring of blood glucose experiences
EDAT- 2013/10/31 06:00
MHDA- 2016/04/28 06:00
CRDT- 2013/10/31 06:00
PHST- 2011/08/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/01/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/10/31 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/10/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/04/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1002/2327-6924.12042 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2014 Jun;26(6):323-9. doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12042. Epub 
      2013 Jun 18.