Table 2.

Creating Order From Disorder: How SMBG and Automated Pattern Recognition Can Address Barriers to Self-Adjustment of Insulin Doses

Obstacle	Solution
The reward of adjusting insulin dose is abstract and remote	SMBG provides a concrete and immediate result of action
Shortage of time hindering appropriate evaluation of insulin titration	Rapid assessment by automated pattern recognition
Uncertainty on the BG situation	Pattern recognition alleviates this uncertainty
Data overload: cannot see the forest for the trees	No need for detailed evaluation