ABSTRACT
Current methods of blood glucose (BG) control are labor-intensive, expensive and prone to human error (1,2). The clinical success of self-monitoring of blood glucose levels (SMBG) and self-titration of anti-diabetes medication has shifted the responsibility of BG control to the patient and family caregivers (3). Hypoglycemia continues to be the factor that limits tight BG control in all diabetic patients, whether they use insulin or oral medications (4). The risk of hypoglycemia can be reduced or eliminated by the appropriate application of BG monitoring techniques (5).
