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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Guerci, Bruno
• Benhamou, Pierre-Yves
• Durain, Danièle
• Bahloul, Amar
• Jeanbat, Viviane
• Detournay, Bruno

Titel

Self-monitoring of blood glucose in France: data from a national survey

Ist Teil von

• Santé publique (Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France), 2017-04, Vol.29 (2), p.229-240

Ort / Verlag

France: Société Française de Santé Publique

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objectives: To describe Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) practices in France in patients with type 1 (T1DM) or type 2 (T2DM) diabetes, by estimating the proportion of patients performing SMBG at the recommended testing frequency and the proportion of patients complying with the current quality control guidelines on SMBG. Materials and methods: National cross-sectional study conducted in 238 pharmacies. A questionnaire was completed with adult diabetic patients buying SMBG devices or reagent strips for themselves, using a blood glucose meter for at least 6 months, treated with insulin or sulfonylurea/glinides ± other oral hypoglycaemic agents (HA). Results: Data from 449 patients were analysed: 85 T1DM and 121 T2DM patients treated by multiple basal-bolus injections ± HA (Group A and Group B), 123 T2DM patients treated by basal insulin ± HA (Group C), 102 patients treated by other insulin regimens ± HA (Group D) and 120 T2DM patients treated by sulfonylurea / glinides without insulin ± other HA (Group E). The recommended test frequency was observed by 29.8%, 36.4%, 61.8% and 69.2% of patients in Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group E, respectively. The quality of self-monitoring was insufficient in terms of device cleaning, storage conditions/expiry date of reagent strips, or use of control solutions. Patients displayed a limited capacity to take decisions in relation to their SMBG results (Group A: 56.5%, Group B: 70.2%, Group C: 49.2%, Group E: 36.0%) and limited knowledge about their glucose targets (Group A: 81%, Group B: 80.5%, Group C: 68.6%, Group E: 73.7%). Conclusion: SMBG use and compliance with quality guidelines must be improved, but healthcare professionals and patients must also focus their efforts on education to interpret SMBG results.