Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 91-93 , June 2008

Should we stop patients with non-insulin treated diabetes using self monitoring of blood glucose? The implications of the Diabetes Glycaemic Education and Monitoring (DiGEM) trial

Received 12 March 2008 ,Accepted 4 April 2008.

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PII: S1751-9918(08)00035-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2008.04.001

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 91-93 , June 2008

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