strict control of blood glucose levels improves outcomes in patients with either type I or type II diabetes. However, it is not clear whether self-monitoring contributes to this improvement
self-monitoring of blood glucose might be most appropriate for patients with type I or type II diabetes who use insulin and adjust their dose as a result of blood glucose testing, and for all diabetics when they have intercurrent illness
the ideal frequency of self-monitoring in type II diabetes is not known
there is no evidence that blood testing is more effective than urine testing at improving blood glucose control in people with type II diabetes
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