debate about whether diabetes patients who don't use insulin benefit from monitoring their blood glucose

December 2012

You'll hear more debate about whether diabetes patients who don't use insulin benefit from monitoring their blood glucose.

It's controversial because guidelines support self-monitoring in these patients...but it's NOT proven to improve outcomes.

Proponents point to problems with the studies...and say self-monitoring helps some patients get to goal and understand how their actions affect blood sugar control.

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