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Effect of structured self‐monitoring of blood glucose, with and without additional TeleCare support, on overall glycaemic control in non‐insulin treated Type 2 diabetes: the SMBG Study, a 12‐month randomized controlled trial

Sharon Parsons Orcid Logo, Steve Luzio Orcid Logo, J. N. Harvey, Steve Bain Orcid Logo, Ivy Cheung, Alan Watkins Orcid Logo, David Owens

Diabetic Medicine, Volume: 36, Issue: 5, Pages: 578 - 590

Swansea University Authors: Sharon Parsons Orcid Logo, Steve Luzio Orcid Logo, Steve Bain Orcid Logo, Ivy Cheung, Alan Watkins Orcid Logo, David Owens

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/dme.13899

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AimTo examine the impact of structured self-monitoring of blood glucose, with or without TeleCare support, on glycaemic control in people with sub-optimally controlled Type 2 diabetes.MethodsWe conducted a 12-month, multicentre, randomized controlled trial in people with established (>1 year) Typ...

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Published in: Diabetic Medicine
ISSN: 0742-3071 1464-5491
Published: Wiley 2019
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54346
Abstract: AimTo examine the impact of structured self-monitoring of blood glucose, with or without TeleCare support, on glycaemic control in people with sub-optimally controlled Type 2 diabetes.MethodsWe conducted a 12-month, multicentre, randomized controlled trial in people with established (>1 year) Type 2 diabetes not on insulin therapy, with sub-optimal glycaemic control [HbA1c ≥58 to ≤119 mmol/mol (≥7.5% to ≤13%)]. A total of 446 participants were randomized to a control group (n =151) receiving usual diabetes care, a group using structured self-monitoring of blood glucose alone (n =147) or a group using structured self-monitoring of blood glucose with additional monthly ‘TeleCare’ support (n =148). The primary outcome was HbA1c at 12 months.ResultsA total of 323 participants (72%) completed the study; 116 (77%) in the control group, 99 (67%) in the self-monitoring of blood glucose alone group and 108 (73%) in the self-monitoring of blood glucose plus TeleCare group. Compared to baseline, the mean HbA1c was lower in all groups at 12 months, with reductions of 3.3 mmol/mol (95% CI –5.71 to –0.78) or 0.3% (95% CI –0.52 to –0.07; P=0.01) in the control group, 11.4 mmol/mol (95% CI –14.11 to –8.76) or 1.1% (–1.29 to –0.81; P<0.0001) in the group using self-monitoring of blood glucose alone and 12.8 mmol/mol (95% CI –15.34 to –10.31) or 1.2% (95% CI –1.40 to -0.94; P<0.0001) in the group using self-monitoring of blood glucose plus TeleCare. This represents a reduction in HbA1c of 8.9 mmol/mol (95% CI –11.97 to –5.84) or 0.8% (95% CI –1.10 to -0.54; P≤0.0001) with structured self-monitoring of blood glucose compared to the control group. Participants with lower baseline HbA1c, shorter duration of diabetes and higher educational achievement were more likely to achieve HbA1c ≤53 mmol/mol (7.0%).ConclusionsStructured self-monitoring of blood glucose provides clinical and statistical improvements in glycaemic control in Type 2 diabetes. No additional benefit, over and above the use of structured self-monitoring of blood glucose, was observed in glycaemic control with the addition of once-monthly TeleCare support.(Clinical trial registration no.: ISRCTN21390608)
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Funders: Roche Diabetes Care GmbH; European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes; LifeScan Programme
Issue: 5
Start Page: 578
End Page: 590