Self-management of diabetes

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Published: 1988-06-15

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Villegas P., A. (1988). Self-management of diabetes. Medicina UPB, 7(1), 15-26. https://revistas.upb.edu.co/index.php/medicina/article/view/5806
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Alberto Villegas P.
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Abstract

Self-monitoring of glucose is a useful tool as part of the treatment of diabetes, as is a balanced food intake, energy expenditure, and medication. This paper describes an approach using the self-monitoring in urine and blood on the various classes of therapies. Some algorithms used to make adjustments in therapeutic medication are also described.

Keywords:
Self-Monitoring, glycosuria, blood glucose, algorithm

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Alberto Villegas P., Pontifical Bolivarian University

Postgraduate student of the first level of Internal Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Medellin Colombia.

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