Metabolic Effects of Accurate Blood Sugar Results and Education in Type 1 Diabetes

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

A randomized controlled trial in patients with type 1 diabetes, assessing the metabolic effects of accurate blood sugar results and education. A systematic approach in self-monitoring blood glucose will improve metabolic control in type 1 diabetes patients. Education in SMBG combined with a high analytical quality instrument for SMBG, introduced in a systematic and thorough way will improve HbA1c by 0,5% and keep it over a period of 9 months.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Helse Stavanger HF
• Treatments: Insulin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hba1c 8% or higher, less than 1,5% variation within last year

• Age 18-70

• Multiinjections or insulin pumps

• Stable weight (<5kg variation last year)

• Mentally stable

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hypoglycemia unawareness

• Mental incapacity