Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and glycaemic control in Cameroon: Results of the International Diabetes Management Practices Study (IDMPS)

Jean Claude Mbanya; Pablo Aschner; Juliana C N Chan; Juan Jose Gagliardino; Jude Saji

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2016.11.029

Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and glycaemic control in Cameroon: Results of the International Diabetes Management Practices Study (IDMPS)

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2017 Apr:126:198-201. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.11.029. Epub 2017 Feb 17.

Authors

Jean Claude Mbanya¹, Pablo Aschner², Juliana C N Chan³, Juan Jose Gagliardino⁴, Jude Saji⁵

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Laboratory for Molecular Medicine and Metabolism, The Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Health of Population in Transition Medical Research Group, P.O. Box 8046, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Electronic address: jcmbanya@yahoo.co.uk.
² Endocrinology Unit, Javeriana University, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: paschner@cable.net.co.
³ Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: jchan@cuhk.edu.hk.
⁴ Center of Experimental and Applied Endocrinology, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Diabetes, School of Medicine, National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina. Electronic address: cenexaar@yahoo.com.ar.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Laboratory for Molecular Medicine and Metabolism, The Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Electronic address: judesaji@yahoo.com.

PMID: 28259009
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.11.029

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and glycaemic control among patients from Cameroon. A minority of patients with diabetes owned a blood glucose meter; of these patients, most performed SMBG inconsistently. The lack of SMBG may be a contributing factor to the poor glycaemic control in the country.

Keywords: Africa South of the Sahara; Blood glucose self-monitoring; HbA1c; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Glucose / analysis*
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / instrumentation
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / methods
Cameroon / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
Female
Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Hyperglycemia / epidemiology
Internationality
Male
Middle Aged
Minority Groups
Young Adult

Substances

Blood Glucose
Glycated Hemoglobin A