International Journal of Health Sciences and Research DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210943 Vol.11; Issue: 9; September 2021 Website: www.ijhsr.org Original Research Article ISSN: 2249-9571 International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (www.ijhsr.org) 284 Vol.11; Issue: 9; September 2021 Prevalence of Different Brands and SMBG Frequency of Glucometer in Dakshina Kannada Abhishek Pradhan 1 , Arya P P 2 , A.R.Shabaraya 3 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 2 Student, PharmD, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 3 Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Srinivas College of Pharmacy, Mangalore, Karnataka -574143 Corresponding Author: Arya P P ABSTRACT Glucometer is helpful to find out the glucose in blood. The purpose of the study was to assess the frequency of self-monitoring of glucose and the prevalence of different brands of glucometer used by the diabetic patients. The prospective observational study was conducted among 150 patients above 18 years of age. 45.33% of participants were males and 54.67% of patients were females. The big percentage of age group belongs to 51-70 years (76.6%) followed by 71-90 years (16%) and age of 31-50 years (7.3%). Of the total, 24% has elementary school education, were 33.3% high school pass outs, and 42.6% were college/university graduates. Out of 150 patients, 54.67% used glucometer and 45.33% were not using glucometer. Among these, 30.49% used Accu-chek, 21.95% One-touch, 14.63% Gluco-one and 32.93% used other brands. Out of 54.67%, 5.33% of people were using daily, 21.33% weekly once, 28.00% were using monthly and 45.33% were not using glucometer. The present study concluded that SMBG is to help people with diabetes to improve their glycemic control. The relationship between blood glucose and SMBG frequency supported the view that SMBG is an essential element in diabetes management. The patient compliance regarding SMBG is finite. Thus, almost 60% of patients did not perform daily SMBG and above 45% did not perform routine test. Accu-chek glucometer to have an acceptable accuracy with the sensitivity of 81%, specificity 65%, PPV (positive predictive value) 74% and NPV (negative predictive value) 74%. Accu-chek was found to be the most accurate and widely used glucometer. Keywords: Frequency, Glucometer brand, SMBG (Self monitoring of blood glucose) INTRODUCTION Nowadays, DM is a challenging public problem that is the most of the elderly persons are suffering from diabetes. A glucometer is a medical device for determining the concentration of glucose in the blood. It is a key element of home glucose monitoring (HBGM) by people with diabetes mellitus or hypoglycaemia. Daily self monitoring is believed to be important for patients treated with insulin or oral agents to detect asymptomatic hypoglycaemia. This self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is useful for maintaining near normal blood glucose levels, providing feedback to the heath care provider and the patient regarding therapeutic effectiveness, helping patients adjust insulin dosages and diet and exercises and aiding in the detection and prevention asymptomatic hypoglycaemia and extreme hyperglycemia. A study showed that 60% of those with Type 2 diabetes and 67% of those with Type 1 diabetes reported practicing SMBG less frequently than recommended by American Diabetes Association [1] . Self monitoring at least once per day was practiced by 39% of those taking insulin and 5-6% of those treated with oral agents or