The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 267 No 7174 p701-706
17 November 2001

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Blood glucose levels often not monitored as recommended

A survey of 1,330 people with diabetes has shown that more than a quarter do not monitor their blood glucose level as regularly as is recommended. The pain incurred when testing was one of the main reasons given for reduced monitoring.

The survey, sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, coincides with the launch of the company's Soft-Sense meter. Abbott says that in general the new meter offers pain-free testing and is designed to eliminate the need to dab blood on to a separate test strip. Testing can be carried out on the forearm, the fleshy part of the upper arm of the base of the thumb.

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