Glucose Pattern Management Teaches Glycemia-Related Problem-Solving Skills in a Diabetes Self-Management Education Program

In Brief Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) involves both the performance of glucose tests and glucose pattern management (GPM) and is a tool patients with diabetes can use to achieve their glucose goals. Seeing the effects that increased activity or modified carbohydrate intake can have on lowering glucose levels is a powerful motivator for patients and reinforces successful behaviors. This article describes how SMBG (including GPM) is integrated into a diabetes self-management education program to teach problem-solving skills and empower patients.