Frequent lancing for monitoring blood glucose may cause skin changes

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 207-209

  Fruhstorfer, Heinrich ^a,b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fingertip lancing; Glucose measurement; Skin blood; Skin changes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR LOBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THENAR;

EID: 33745802996     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: 1528252X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.949     Document Type: Article

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