Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

Self-monitoring of blood glucose for patients with diabetes on insulin therapy is considered an essential part of management. However, the clinical benefit of regular testing for most patients with type 2 diabetes not using insulin, has been questioned, with concerns that frequent testing could even lead to decreased quality of life.

The ODPRN has conducted multiple studies on blood glucose test strips (BGTS) primarily focusing on the impact of BGTS quantity limits on utilization, costs and patient outcomes.

All Research on Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

wdt_ID Title Publication Type Date Released Clinical Topic Additional Resources
wdt_ID Title Publication Type Date Released Clinical Topic Additional Resources
1 Self-monitoring of blood glucose: Patterns, costs and potential cost reduction associated with reduced testing Public Report 01 Dec 2009 Diabetes Research Minute
2 Self-monitoring of blood glucose: Impact of quantity limits in public drug formularies on provincial costs across Canada Journal Article 15 Dec 2016 Diabetes Research Minute
3 Blood glucose test strips: Options to reduce usage Journal Article 12 Jan 2010 Diabetes Letter to Editor
4 The impact of policies to reduce blood glucose test strip utilization and costs in Canada Journal Article 01 Jun 2015 Diabetes Research Minute
5 Association of a blood glucose test strip quantity-limit policy with patient outcomes: A population-based study Journal Article 07 Nov 2016 Diabetes Research Minute
6 Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels: Evaluating the impact of a policy of quantity limits on test-strip use and costs Journal Article 17 May 2016 Diabetes Research Minute
8 Update: Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels: Evaluating the impact of a policy of quantity limits on test-strip use and costs Journal Article 01 Jan 2017 Diabetes Journal Article
9 Blood glucose test strip quantity limits across Canada Public Report 05 May 2017 Diabetes
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