Benefits of self‐monitoring blood glucose in the management of new‐onset Type 2 diabetes mellitus: The St Carlos Study, a prospective randomized clinic‐based interventional study with parallel groups

Abstract

The results indicate that SMBG-based structured educational and pharmacological programs empower patients to achieve nutritional and physical activity goals, and encourage physicians and patients to use SMBG to optimize therapy. We believe that the concept of intensive treatment of T2DM patients should be modified; instead of referring to the type of treatment (insulin use), the term should reflect the intensity with which we work to reach glucose objectives.