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Blood glucose discrimination training with insulin-dependent diabetics: A clinical note

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Two insulin-dependent diabetic adults were exposed to a blood glucose discrimination training program. Following baseline, during which subjects estimated their blood glucose levels twice daily, subjects received immediate feedback regarding the accuracy of their estimates. The procedure resulted in a large increase in accuracy of blood glucose level estimation. The implications of the findings were discussed.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Emory University, 30322, Atlanta, Georgia

    Alan M. Gross, Renee B. Levin & Mary Mulvihill

  2. Emory University School of Medicine, USA

    Pat Richardson & Paul C. Davidson

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The authors thank Joe Quattrini, Maria Bohnert, Jenifer Dale, Kathy Cogan, and Ruth Tarlow for their help in conducting this study. This research was supported in part by Grant AM 30840 from the National Institutes of Health.

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Gross, A.M., Levin, R.B., Mulvihill, M. et al. Blood glucose discrimination training with insulin-dependent diabetics: A clinical note. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation 9, 49–54 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00998845

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