Diabetes - Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG)
What is self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG)?

Text

Self-Monitoring Of Blood Glucose (SMBG) is one of the greatest advancements that has taken place in the management of Diabetes

The cost of treating diabetes in the United States reached $132 billion in the year 2002. In India the incidence of diabetes over the last decade has risen significantly. The two great advancements in the management of 'Diabetes Mellitus' in the last hundred years have been the discovery of insulin in 1922, and the development of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) levels in 1978.

Insulin Injections for Diabetes - Slideshow

Quiz on Diabetes

The current advancement has made self-monitoring very simple and fairly accurate. SMBG makes it simple for patients to get an FBG (fasting blood glucose) or PPBG (post prandial blood glucose) checked at home without the need to visit a laboratory or visit a diabetologist to get their medications altered.

Blood testing for sugar (carbohydrate in food gets converted to glucose in the blood) is a more direct and accurate method of checking the level of glucose in the body. Sugars can also be checked in the urine but this is an indirect method and does not accurately reflect the control of sugar in the body.

Click Here to Download "Diabetes Wallet Card"

Latest Publication and Research on Diabetes - Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) - Updated on 12/02/2011

Health-Related Quality of Life and Treatment Satisfaction in the Sensor-Augmented Pump Therapy for A1C Reduction 3 (STAR 3) Trial. - Published by PubMed

Short-term use of continuous glucose monitoring system adds to glycemic control in young type 1 diabetes mellitus patients in the long run: a clinical trial. - Published by PubMed

Perceptions of Caribbean type 2 diabetes patients on self-monitoring of blood glucose. - Published by PubMed

Short- and Long-Term Effects of Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. - Published by PubMed

Diabetes technology and the human factor. - Published by PubMed

Share it!

Diabetes - Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) - Importance of SMBG

Comment & Contribute

Comments should be on the topic and should not be abusive. Comments are normally moderated and are reviewed after they are posted.
* Your comment can be maximum of 2500 characters
	Notify me when reply is posted I agree to the terms and conditions
Your comments are automatically posted once they are submitted. All comments are however constantly reviewed for spam and irrelevant material (such as product or personal advertisements, email addresses, telephone numbers and website address). Such insertions do not conform to our policy and 'Terms of Use' and are either deleted or edited and republished. Please keep your comments brief and relevant.This section may also have questions seeking help. If you have the information you are welcome to respond, but please ensure that the information so provided is genuine and not misleading.

Posted by: naving(Guest) Posted on: 11/20/2011

my blood sugar level before meal is below 100. do i have to chech post meal reading after 2 hrs to know whether i have diabetics or not. navin

Reply | Forward

Posted by: michelledale(Guest) Posted on: 02/12/2010

Can anyone please tell me what are the normal sugar levels in a type 2 diabetes, as my husband and I are having problems monitoring him.

Reply | Forward

Posted by: guest Posted on: 08/09/2010

When Target levels
Before meals 70 to 140
1 to 2 hours after the start of a meal below 180

you have to monitor BG level frequently.

Have you using Blood Glucose Meter for Monitoring?

Regards:
Rajesh Kumar
09569549707

Reply | Forward

Posted by: Roses(Guest) Posted on: 11/18/2008

How much time should pass from the time I check my blood sugar and the time that I administer my insulin? Do you have literature or references to share?
Please email me back at your earliest convenience.
Thank you

Reply | Forward

Related Links

•	Glycemic Index
•	Quiz on Diabetes
•	Gestational diabetes
•	Yoga and Diabetes-An Alternate Therapy
•	Diabetes - Essentials
•	Blood - Sugar Chart
•	Diabetic Retinopathy
•	Diabetic Diet
•	Diabetes and Exercise
•	Diabetes

Medwonders Health Network

Support Groups Members Discussions

Total Members - 54993
Support Groups - 445

Citing this Health Article

The information on Medindia is factual, unbiased and authentic. If you find the content useful - PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THIS PAGE. Highlight the text, right-click, and select “copy”. Paste the link into your website, email, or any other HTML document.