whether any insulin had been prescribed for the patient. It is impossible, therefore, to prescribe a set
frequency regime; it can only be determined by theclinical status of the patient (AARC 1994). This is also
replicated in diabetes with the condition diabetic
ketoacidosis. The British Diabetic Association (1997)
(now known as Diabetes UK), in its guidelines for
practice, advised a glucose monitoring regime of
between one and four-hourly. They also stated that
any alteration to the glucose regime must be followed
by a measurement one hour later, whereas Aronson
(1998) maintains that a six-hourly blood glucose testing
regime would be sufficient.