OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical/research utility of the low blood glucose index (LBGI), a
measure of the risk of severe hypoglycemia (SH), based on self-monitoring of blood glucose …

Contrary to the assertions of Swinnen et al.[1], Frier [2] and Amiel et al.[3], the American
Diabetes Association (ADA) Workgroup on Hypoglycemia [4] defined hypoglycaemia in …

OBJECTIVE—To systematically tabulate published and unpublished sources of reliable
glycemic index (GI) values. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A literature search …

Most people would agree that treat-ment plans, especially those that have invasive
components and/or are expensive, should result in improved clinical outcomes. Self …

In 1997, the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus
lowered the lasting criterion for diabetes from [is greater than or equal to] 140 (7.8 mmol/l) to …

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PARITA PATEL, MD, AND ALLISON MACEROLLO, MD Am Fam Physician. 2010;81(7):863-870 …

Methods All type 2 diabetic patients not taking insulin who were either currently enrolled or
on entrance into the DMCP were approached to enter the study. All 89 patients consented …

Glycosylated hemoglobin measurement has been shown to be a potentially useful tool for
both a variety of research applications and for the management of patients with diabetes …

Diabetes mellitus is a group of meta-bolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia
resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Type 2 diabetes, the most …

Despite the wide distribution of devices for selfmonitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), there is
no internationally accepted agreement on a standardized procedure for their evaluation …