Commentary on "performance of a glucose meter with a built-in automated bolus calculator versus manual bolus calculation in insulin-using subjects"

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-347

  Rossetti, Paolo ^a   Vehí, Josep ^b   Revert, Ana ^a   Calm, Remei ^b   Bondia, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood glucose monitoring; Bolus calculator; Education; Numeracy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SHORT ACTING INSULIN;

BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CALCULATION; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CAREGIVER; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ABSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN INJECTION PEN; INSULIN PUMP; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SELF CARE; SIMULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN, SHORT-ACTING; MALE;

EID: 84865120095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600219     Document Type: Note

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