PMID- 31604083
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200220
LR  - 20200220
IS  - 1872-8227 (Electronic)
IS  - 0168-8227 (Linking)
VI  - 157
DP  - 2019 Nov
TI  - The impact of provision of self-monitoring of blood glucose supplies on self-care 
      activities among patients with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes mellitus: A 
      prospective study.
PG  - 107873
LID - S0168-8227(19)30956-8 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107873 [doi]
AB  - AIMS: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is an important self-care activity 
      for patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to achieve glycaemic control. 
      The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of providing SMBG supplies on 
      self-care among patients with uncontrolled T2DM. METHODS: This was a six-month, 
      prospective study conducted in two primary care institutions. Patients >/=21 years 
      old with uncontrolled T2DM (HbA1c > 7.0%) and polypharmacy (>/=5 chronic 
      medications) were included. All participants were given a free blood glucometer, 
      test strips, and lancets, and were invited to consult pharmacists to learn about 
      SMBG. The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities questionnaire was administered 
      at baseline and at six months. RESULTS: A total of 167 patients were recruited 
      and 150 (89.8%) completed the study. At six months, significant improvements from 
      baseline were observed for overall self-care (+0.58, p = 0.008), glycemic control 
      (-0.41%, p < 0.001) and all specific self-care activities. The mean change in the 
      SMBG score in all the participants was found to have a strong positive 
      correlation with the mean change in the overall self-care score (r(s) = 0.580, 
      p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Provision of SMBG supplies was effective in improving 
      self-care among patients with uncontrolled T2DM, including non-insulin-treated 
      patients.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
FAU - Xu, Yingqi
AU  - Xu Y
AD  - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 
      Singapore.
FAU - Lim, Judith Han
AU  - Lim JH
AD  - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 
      Singapore.
FAU - Henry Ramaya
AU  - Henry Ramaya
AD  - National University Polyclinics, Singapore.
FAU - Lee, Yu-Chia Joyce
AU  - Lee YJ
AD  - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 
      Singapore. Electronic address: phalycj@nus.edu.sg.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Multicenter Study
DEP - 20191008
PL  - Ireland
TA  - Diabetes Res Clin Pract
JT  - Diabetes research and clinical practice
JID - 8508335
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring/instrumentation/*methods
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/*therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Self Care/*methods
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Insulin
OT  - Non-insulin
OT  - Self-care
OT  - Self-monitoring of blood glucose
OT  - Type 2 diabetes
EDAT- 2019/10/12 06:00
MHDA- 2020/02/23 06:00
CRDT- 2019/10/12 06:00
PHST- 2019/07/04 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/09/23 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/09/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/10/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/02/23 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/10/12 06:00 [entrez]
AID - S0168-8227(19)30956-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107873 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2019 Nov;157:107873. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107873. 
      Epub 2019 Oct 8.