Type II diabetes is a multifactorial problem. However, self blood-glucose monitoring (SBGM) is the single most expensive aspect of diabetes care to the State. Patients overtest to a huge degree. Doctors encourage this and need to steer away from it, said Prof Donal O’Shea, Consultant Endocrinologist at St Vincent’s Hospital. For decades, the diagnosis of [...]
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