Diabetes Care, Vol 8, Issue 5 515-515, Copyright © 1985 by American Diabetes Association
Self-monitoring of blood glucose. American Diabetes Association
Self-monitoring of blood glucose is an increasingly used adjunct to
diabetes care. Meticulous technique for visual comparisons and reflectance
meters are mandatory. The data collected in this manner must be used for
therapeutic decisions if SMBG is to aid the person with diabetes.
Self-monitoring of blood glucose, if prescribed by the physician, becomes
part of routine clinical treatment for insulin-dependent and
non-insulin-dependent diabetes and therefore should be paid by the usual
payment mechanisms.