Benefits of Diabetes Test Strips Come Under Questions
One of the most common advises given to people with type 2 diabetes is to monitor their own blood sugar level using at-home test strips, and this is also largely followed by a majority of patients, but a Canadian analysis has put the test strips under a scrutiny microscope and raised many questions over their use and benefits.
For starters, the routine is not cost effective at all. Each strip can cost almost a dollar, and also, these prevent comparatively lesser diabetes related complications.
The above mentioned finding was part of an analysis that led the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health to send out a non-binding recommendation against the constant self- monitoring that many type 2 diabetes patients indulge in, those who are not on insulin that is.
While experts across the US have stressed that more studies are still required, they have been quick to emphasize that these glucose test strips, which are covered by insurance, could be beneficial in adjusting diet, exercise and medication routines. Also, they are highly recommended in people who take insulin.
But in other patients, the benefits of these strips have managed to fall off sharply.
Experts have been quick to stress that instead of depending upon these strips; patients should follow proper diet and exercise routines and keep their blood pressure in check.
Source: topnews.us
