Practice of self-monitoring blood glucose among insulin-treated diabetic patients in Hospital Serdang

• Main Authors: Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin, Chellappah Thambiah, Subashini, Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna, Ng, Ooi Chuan, Yong, Shao Wei, Razmin, Nur Izzati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50419/1/FKUSK1_MJMHS_V2_NO2_6.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50419/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_V2_NO2_6.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM), characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia, exposes patients to acute and chronic complications, such as hypoglycaemia and vascular complications, respectively. The latter is associated with the degree of glycaemic control. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) indicates lo...