Blood glucose monitoring is an important component of diabetes self management for patients using insulin and insulin secretagogues, although the optimal use of SMBG among other patients with diabetes is still being studied.

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Sweet Talk, a Text-Messaging System to Support Young People With Diabetes
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Is Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Appropriate for All Type 2 Diabetic Patients? The Fremantle Diabetes Study
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Davida Kruger, MSN, APRN-BC, BC-ADM

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Karmeen Kulkarni, MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDE

The empowerment approach to diabetes management
Martha Funnell, MS, RN, CDE