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Diabetes Control
Self-monitoring of blood glucose among diabetics may improve with external quality assessment
August 28th, 2006
Self-monitoring of blood glucose among diabetics may improve with external quality assessment implementation. "The analytical quality of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is not satisfactory, and the need for standardized control routines for SMBG has been underscored. The objective of this study was to investigate whether an external quality assessment scheme (EQAS) designed for office laboratories could improve the quality of SMBG measurements," scientists in Norway report. G.B.B. Kristensen and colleagues at the University of Bergen described, "From October 2001 through March 2004, we conducted 6 glucose surveys for diabetes patients and...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
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