- Lucy M Candib, family doctor and trainer
- 1Family Health Centre of Worcester, 26 Queen Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA
- lcandib{at}massmed.org
O’Kane et al suggest that the negative effect of self monitoring of blood glucose might relate to “the enforced discipline of regular monitoring without any tangible gain.”1 I suggest an alternative explanation based on personal experience. In the first few years after diagnosis, many people do not really believe that they “have” …
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