Therapeutic options for self-monitoring of blood glucose in diabetes

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) is a chronic progressive disease leading to microangiopathy and macroangiopathy. Specific vascular complications are associated with 4 to 5-fold increased cardiovascular mortality of patients with DM type 2 compared with the general population. Large randomized studies support the importance of glycemic control in reducing the risk of progressive diabetic vascular complications.