Assessment of Knowledge of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring and Extent of Self Titration of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Diabetes Mellitus Patients – A Cross Sectional, Community Based Study
Introduction: Self blood glucose monitoring is an important context of self care in the management of diabetes mellitus. All the guidelines must be followed while performing self blood glucose monitoring and tracking of values is essential to facilitate the physician while titrating the drugs an...
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| description | Introduction: Self blood glucose monitoring is an important
context of self care in the management of diabetes mellitus.
All the guidelines must be followed while performing self
blood glucose monitoring and tracking of values is essential to
facilitate the physician while titrating the drugs and /or doses of
anti diabetes medication. Self titration by patients following self
monitoring must be discouraged.
Aim: To assess the knowledge and practice of self blood glucose
monitoring among diabetes patients and extent of self titration
of anti diabetes medicines among diabetes patients based on
self blood glucose monitoring.
Materials and Methods: This pilot, cross-sectional,
observational study was conducted using a validated
questionnaire among adult male and female diabetes patients
performing self blood glucose monitoring at home. Diabetes
patients with complications and juvenile diabetes patients were
excluded.
Results: Out of 153 patients surveyed, only 37 (24.1%) (20
males, 17 females) patients were aware and have been following
self blood glucose monitoring appropriately. About 116 (75.8%)
(64 males, 52 females) of patients were devoid of adequate
knowledge and did not practice self blood glucose monitoring
in a proper way. Ninety eight (64.05%) accepted that they self
titrate their anti diabetic medicines based on self monitoring.
Conclusion: Self monitoring of blood glucose should be
encouraged and patients should be taught importance of
following correct steps and tracking of self monitoring by
physician or diabetes educator. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be7e86d3f12448d79b40858e71ab895f2022-12-21T21:17:13ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-03-01103FC09FC1110.7860/JCDR/2016/18387.7396Assessment of Knowledge of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring and Extent of Self Titration of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Diabetes Mellitus Patients – A Cross Sectional, Community Based StudyV. Krishnan0J. Thirunavukkarasu1Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, India.Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, India.Introduction: Self blood glucose monitoring is an important context of self care in the management of diabetes mellitus. All the guidelines must be followed while performing self blood glucose monitoring and tracking of values is essential to facilitate the physician while titrating the drugs and /or doses of anti diabetes medication. Self titration by patients following self monitoring must be discouraged. Aim: To assess the knowledge and practice of self blood glucose monitoring among diabetes patients and extent of self titration of anti diabetes medicines among diabetes patients based on self blood glucose monitoring. Materials and Methods: This pilot, cross-sectional, observational study was conducted using a validated questionnaire among adult male and female diabetes patients performing self blood glucose monitoring at home. Diabetes patients with complications and juvenile diabetes patients were excluded. Results: Out of 153 patients surveyed, only 37 (24.1%) (20 males, 17 females) patients were aware and have been following self blood glucose monitoring appropriately. About 116 (75.8%) (64 males, 52 females) of patients were devoid of adequate knowledge and did not practice self blood glucose monitoring in a proper way. Ninety eight (64.05%) accepted that they self titrate their anti diabetic medicines based on self monitoring. Conclusion: Self monitoring of blood glucose should be encouraged and patients should be taught importance of following correct steps and tracking of self monitoring by physician or diabetes educator.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7396/18387_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(Vsu_Om)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfdiabetes educatorself care in diabetestracking of blood sugar |
| spellingShingle | V. Krishnan J. Thirunavukkarasu Assessment of Knowledge of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring and Extent of Self Titration of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Diabetes Mellitus Patients – A Cross Sectional, Community Based Study Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research diabetes educator self care in diabetes tracking of blood sugar |
| title | Assessment of Knowledge of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring and Extent of Self Titration of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Diabetes Mellitus Patients – A Cross Sectional, Community Based Study |
| title_full | Assessment of Knowledge of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring and Extent of Self Titration of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Diabetes Mellitus Patients – A Cross Sectional, Community Based Study |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Knowledge of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring and Extent of Self Titration of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Diabetes Mellitus Patients – A Cross Sectional, Community Based Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Knowledge of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring and Extent of Self Titration of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Diabetes Mellitus Patients – A Cross Sectional, Community Based Study |
| title_short | Assessment of Knowledge of Self Blood Glucose Monitoring and Extent of Self Titration of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Diabetes Mellitus Patients – A Cross Sectional, Community Based Study |
| title_sort | assessment of knowledge of self blood glucose monitoring and extent of self titration of anti diabetic drugs among diabetes mellitus patients a cross sectional community based study |
| topic | diabetes educator self care in diabetes tracking of blood sugar |
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