Relationship between self-monitoring of blood glucose and glycaemic control among patients attending a specialist diabetes clinic in Jamaica

Glycemic control and its associated factors among diabetes mellitus patients at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, Mekelle-Ethiopia

“…In this study Poor glycemic control was significantly higher in glucometer non users (71.4%) than glucometer users (52.4%) [P<0.001]. This finding was consistent with the studies conducted in Jamaica (61.9% vs. 52.5%) [27] and Jordan (71.4% vs. 51.1%) [13] for glucometer non users and users respectively. However, in this study, the proportion of poor glycemic control among glucometer user was higher than a study conducted in Italy 38.1% [28].…”

“…In this study, non-using of glucometer was significantly associated (p = 0.000) with the poor glycemic control which was similar to the studies conducted in Germany, 29 Jordan [22], Jamaica [27] and Hawasa, Ethiopia [30]. Different studies have shown that glucometer use was associated with better glycemic control, improved medication compliance and increased the frequency of visit to health institution [18,29].…”

“…Poor glycemic control among glucometer non users in this study was similar to the previous study in Jordan which was 71.4% [13]. However, the current study was higher than a study conducted in Jamaica 61.9% [27]. On the other hand, this study was lower than the study conducted in Italy which was 80% [28].…”