TY - JOUR T1 - Recommendations for self-monitoring in pediatric diabetes: a consensus statement by the ISPED. JF - Acta Diabetol Y1 - 2014 A1 - Scaramuzza, Andrea A1 - Cherubini, Valentino A1 - Tumini, Stefano A1 - Bonfanti, Riccardo A1 - Buono, Pietro A1 - Cardella, Francesca A1 - d'Annunzio, Giuseppe A1 - Frongia, Anna Paola A1 - Lombardo, Fortunato A1 - Monciotti, Anna Carla Maria A1 - Rabbone, Ivana A1 - Schiaffini, Riccardo A1 - Toni, Sonia A1 - Zucchini, Stefano A1 - Frontino, Giulio A1 - Iafusco, Dario AB -

A panel of experts of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology comprehensively discussed and approved the Italian recommendations regarding self-monitoring of blood glucose, continuous glucose monitoring and other measures of glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. After an extensive review of the literature, we took these issues into account: self-monitoring blood glucose, continuous glucose monitoring, glycemic variability, glycosuria, ketonuria, ketonemia, glycated hemoglobin, fructosamine and glycated albumin, logbook, data downloading, lancing devices, carbohydrate counting, and glycemic measurements at school. We concluded that clinical guidelines on self-management should be developed in every country with faithful adaptation to local languages and taking into account specific contexts and local peculiarities, without any substantial modifications to the international recommendations. We believe that the National Health Service should provide all necessary resources to ensure self-monitoring of blood glucose and possibly continuous glucose monitoring of all children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to the standards of care provided by these recommendations and internationally.

VL - 51 IS - 2 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24162715?dopt=Abstract ER -