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Diabetes Care, Vol 7, Issue 4 313-317, Copyright © 1984 by American Diabetes Association

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Use of tactile techniques for self-monitoring of blood glucose in visually impaired patients with diabetes mellitus

JC Prior, NC Alojado, JA Hunt and IS Begg

Twenty-eight patients with type I diabetes mellitus, legally blind as a result of proliferative retinopathy, were recruited into a program designed to teach and evaluate tactile methods for self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). Vision ranged from "blind" to "able to read large print." Techniques with wipe-off strips (Chemstrip bG or BM Test BG, Boehringer-Mannheim, Canada Ltd., Dorval, Quebec, Canada) use the opposite hand as a guide, operation of timing devices by touch, and special methods for labeling and storing strips. Methods with wash-off strips (Dextrostix, Ames Division, Miles Laboratories, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada) employ the fingers as a guide in directing the wash water. The accuracy of tactile methods was documented. Clinical parameters of glucose control improved in patients with adequate data after 6 mo of tactile SMBG. Glycosylated hemoglobin in 17 patients decreased from 11.3 +/- 2.1% to 9.4 +/- 1.5% (P = 0.005). Patients experienced significantly fewer reactions and low blood sugar readings as well as lowering of mean blood glucose values from 158 +/- 56 to 141 +/- 51 (P = 0.025).
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