Relationship between HbA1c and capillary blood glucose self-monitoring in type 2 diabetics

Abstract

Introduction. Diabetes Control and Complications Trial has established the importance of glycemic control in reducing the progression of retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy in type 1 diabetics. There is little literature linking the frequency of glycemic monitoring with glycated hemoglobin A (HbA1c) in type 2 diabetics. The objectives were to assess the influence of glycemic self-monitoring on HbA1c in three groups of patients with type 2 diabetes (with insulin, with oral antidiabetics and with combination therapy).

Keywords

• diabetes mellitus type 2
• glycated hemoglobin a
• patient monitoring
• blood glucose self-monitoring
• health education