Impact of Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose on Glycemic Control among Insulin-Treated Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Northeastern Tanzania: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
a)DM patients aged above 18 years
b)Patients diagnosed with either T1DM or T2DM, and receiving insulin treatment at the time of enrolment, which was started at least 3 months before enrolment
c)Patients with HbA1c levels higher than 8%
d)Patients who could read or write, or had a reliable guardian who could do so
Exclusion Criteria
a)Patients with DM above 18 years of age with HbA1c levels higher than 8% who were pregnant
b)Patients with a glomerular filtration rate below 15ml/min
c)Hemoglobin less than 9g/dL
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method