CADTH has produced a series of reports and tools on the topic of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG).
Summary Reports
Final Reports
- Gap Analysis and Key Messages for the Prescribing and Use of Blood Glucose Test Strips for the Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose. Optimal Therapy Report — COMPUS 2009;3(7)
- Optimal Therapy Recommendations for the Prescribing and Use of Blood Glucose Test Strips. Optimal Therapy Report — COMPUS 2009;3(6)
- Current Practice Analysis of Health Care Providers and Patients on Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose. Optimal Therapy Report — COMPUS 2009;3(5)
- Current Utilization of Blood Glucose Test Strips in Canada. Optimal Therapy Report — COMPUS 2009;3(4)
- Cost-Effectiveness of Blood Glucose Test Strips in the Management of Adult Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Optimal Therapy Report — COMPUS 2009;3(3)
- Systematic Review of Use of Blood Glucose Test Strips for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Optimal Therapy Report — COMPUS 2009;3(2)
- Use of Blood Glucose Test Strips for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus — Project Protocol. Optimal Therapy Report — COMPUS 2008;3(1)
Tools
- Café Casebook
- Residential Care Pamphlet on Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose
- Guide for Type 2 Diabetes and Monitoring Your Blood Sugar
- Project Highlights Brochure
- Optimal Therapy Newsletter
- Quick Reference Prescribing Aid
- Alternate Prescription Pad
- Clinical Flow Sheet
- Self-Management Action Plan
- Using Evidence in the Real World
- Guide to Starting and Adjusting Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes
- Interventions for Optimizing Therapy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Literature Review