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Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

Susan M. Porter, CRNP, CDE, Christopher Saudek, M.D.

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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 December 9, 2018.

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 2018 December 09]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547132/all/Self_Monitoring_of_Blood_Glucose

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