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This study aims to assess the efficacy of an enhanced version of blood glucose awareness training (BGAT-II) on detecting fluctuations and low blood glucose (BG) events.

April 1, 1995Diabetes Care

A Multicenter Evaluation of Blood Glucose Awareness Training-II

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DCDaniel J. CoxUniversity of Virginia Health System LGLinda Gonder‐FrederickUniversity of Virginia WPWilliam H. PolonskyUniversity of California, San Diego

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Randomized trial evaluates enhanced blood glucose training effectiveness in individuals with diabetes, suggesting significant improvements.

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This study aims to assess the efficacy of an enhanced version of blood glucose awareness training (BGAT-II) on detecting fluctuations and low blood glucose (BG) events.
Multicenter trial across three sites with 78 participants.
Repeated baseline design assessing blood glucose estimation accuracy and profiles over 6 months.
Evaluation before and after BGAT-II implementation.
Post-treatment, overall accuracy in detecting blood glucose fluctuations improved significantly.
Significant reduction in low blood glucose events noted only in participants reporting awareness of hypoglycemia.
Both groups showed equivalent improvements in detecting high blood glucose levels.

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Cox et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2392349e1c90a91c08e9f7 https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.18.4.523

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Randomized trial evaluates enhanced blood glucose training effectiveness in individuals with diabetes, suggesting significant improvements.

A Multicenter Evaluation of Blood Glucose Awareness Training-II

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A Multicenter Evaluation of Blood Glucose Awareness Training-II

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