ailz
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 165
- Location
- Oldham, Manchester
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Dislikes
- people that make me panic. Racism - in fact most 'isms'
http://www.erypct.nhs.uk/upload/HER... Self Blood Glucose Monitoring Guidelines.pdfDiet and exercise
Metformin
Pioglitazone
Rosiglitazone
Sitagliptin
Exenatide
SBGM is not routinely advised in
patients on such medication.
HbA1c is the preferred measure
Thames Valley, the NHS spends approximately £4.4million each year
on blood glucose testing reagents, more than that spent on oral antidiabetic
drugs. There is no evidence that frequent blood testing is effective at improving
blood glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin. Until
further evidence is available from ongoing studies, its use in those patients
should be dictated by specific clinical need.
People with type 2 diabetes who are not using insulin
* There is no evidence that blood testing is more effective than urine testing at improving blood glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes.
* Many people with type 2 diabetes, especially those who are diet-controlled, do not need to perform home blood glucose monitoring. There is no risk of hypoglycaemia, and glycaemic control is better and adequately monitored by regular testing of glycosylated haemoglobin.
* Patients with type 2 diabetes who are taking a sulphonylurea are at risk of hypoglycaemia and so have a greater need to SMBG.
* It is not known what the ideal frequency of self-monitoring should be in type 2 diabetes. Current recommendations are based on consensus opinion.
Jock said:I just did a "diabetes awareness course" with a dietician. She told us that Type IIs can't hypo ... the discussion didn't exactly develop into an argument, but several of us "agreed to differ".
Jock said:I just did a "diabetes awareness course" with a dietician. She told us that Type IIs can't hypo ... the discussion didn't exactly develop into an argument, but several of us "agreed to differ".
When I spoke to her one-to-one afterwards, she seemed to be more concerned that my blood pressure was "low". My BP is 108/60 - is that too low for a male in their mid 50's?
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