Cochrane · systematic review · CD005060
Self‐monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are not using insulin
Malanda, UL, Welschen, LMC, Riphagen, II, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Metabolic and Endocrine DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 85.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Self‐monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are not using insulin
Population: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Morbidity | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 523 participants | Moderate |
Well‐being | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 928 participants | Moderate |
Patient satisfaction | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 928 participants | Moderate |
Hypoglycaemic episodes | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 2492 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Costs | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 514 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
HbA1c [%] | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 2324 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |