Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose
Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide.
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- With self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), the patient measures his or her own blood glucose level using a drop of blood applied to a reagent stick.
- A meter displays the blood glucose level at the moment it is tested.
- Wide variety of different meters and strips, each with strengths and weaknesses.
- Usually, a small drop of blood is taken from a finger prick, although some meters can use blood from alternate sites such as forearm.
- Results are usually stored in meter by date, time and result, and can be downloaded with simple software packages; some meters display their results on an external insulin pump ("smart pumps").
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DESCRIPTION
- With self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), the patient measures his or her own blood glucose level using a drop of blood applied to a reagent stick.
- A meter displays the blood glucose level at the moment it is tested.
- Wide variety of different meters and strips, each with strengths and weaknesses.
- Usually, a small drop of blood is taken from a finger prick, although some meters can use blood from alternate sites such as forearm.
- Results are usually stored in meter by date, time and result, and can be downloaded with simple software packages; some meters display their results on an external insulin pump ("smart pumps").
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Last updated: November 5, 2015
Citation
Porter, Susan M, and Christopher Saudek. "Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2015. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547132/all/Self_Monitoring_of_Blood_Glucose.
Porter SM, Saudek C. Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2015. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547132/all/Self_Monitoring_of_Blood_Glucose. Accessed January 24, 2020.
Porter, S. M., & Saudek, C. (2015). Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547132/all/Self_Monitoring_of_Blood_Glucose
Porter SM, Saudek C. Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2015. [cited 2020 January 24]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547132/all/Self_Monitoring_of_Blood_Glucose.
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