A Structured Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Approach in Type 2 Diabetes Encourages More Frequent, Intensive, and Effective Physician Interventions: Results from the STeP Study

Patient-provided SMBG data contribute to glycemic improvement when blood glucose patterns are easy to detect, and well-trained physicians take timely action. Collaborative use of structured SMBG data leads to earlier, more frequent, and more effective TMRs for poorly controlled, non-insulin-treated T2DM subjects.