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Education in Diabetes Mellitus for blood glucose self-monitoring: a quasi-experimental study
Marcelo Henrique Barbosa Baptista1, Fernanda Cristina Dourado1, Danielle Dos Santos Gomides1
1Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
to evaluate the contributions of an educational program for capillary blood glucose self-monitoring.
Method:
a quasi-experimental study performed in an outpatient unit of a tertiary health care service in a sample of 25 people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, from July 2016 to December 2017, developed through interactive tools for care with capillary blood glucose self-monitoring.
Results:
among the items of capillary blood glucose self-monitoring that showed improvement after participation in the educational program, the most noteworthy are the "postprandial blood glucose values" (p=0.0039), "Interpretation of capillary blood glucose results with meals and medications" (p=0.0156), "recognition of the 'weakness' symptom for hyperglycemia" (p=0.0386) and "administration of medications correctly" for hyperglycemia prevention (p=0.0063).
Conclusion:
the study made it possible to recognize the main characteristics of blood glucose self-monitoring that may contribute to the care for the person with diabetes.
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