How do members experience Blood Sugar (Glucose) Monitoring?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Diabetes type 2 42 10
Evaluation/monitoring 23 5
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) 14 1
Diabetes type 1 5 4
General health 3 1

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Pain 2
Pain in fingers 2
Dizziness 1
Neck pain 1
Neuropathic pain in lower extremities 1
None 1

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 6
None 12

Member evaluations

Raineyhayward

evaluated on Nov 24, 2010

  • Perceived effectiveness for diabetes type 1: Major
  • Side effects: None

skimpy

evaluated on Dec 18, 2008

  • Perceived effectiveness for diabetes type 2: Can't tell
  • Side effects: Mild