Modern strategies for self-monitoring: new era of effective diabetes management

Abstract

It is obvious that glycemia self-monitoring during management of diabetes mellitus (DM) is important and beyond argument due to increasing prevalence of diabetes throughout the world. Careful self-monitoring may make it possible to achieve target glycemia during 24 hours, the onset and intensification of glucose-lowering therapy. Self-monitoring implies monitoring blood glucose by patients using portable medical devices for in vitro diagnosis (glucometers). Innovative glucometers are easy to use and have a new accuracy level of measurements, which allows patients to effectively manage their disease, increase commitment to self-monitoring and, therefore, actively participate in the prevention of diabetes complications.

Keywords

• diabetes mellitus, self-control, blood glucose meter, training, high trends, low trends