The Role of Blood Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Management

Abstract

In this monograph, we review issues that are crucial to understand to ensure the optimal and most cost-effective use of BGM. These issues include the accuracy of available glucose meters; the recommended frequency of BGM for PWD who have different types of diabetes and whose diabetes management follows different therapeutic approaches; strategies for using BGM to reach glycemic targets; barriers to BGM use and ways to overcome them; the use of BGM in PWD who also use CGM; and technological innovations such as Cloud-based glucose data management systems, mobile applications (apps), insulin calculators, and remote and automated counseling systems that incorporate BGM to improve care.