Figures & data
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Figure 1 Existing SMBG assistive devices that patients were unable to utilize. (A) SMBG assist devices that are no longer in use, but were once provided by Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co.; two escort guides made of plastic and tape, a congested rubber band (Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Nagoya, Aichi, Japan). (B and C) Several SMBG assistive devices created by TERUMO CORPORATION; plastic escort guides and rings to congest the fingers (TERUMO CORPORATION, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan).
![Figure 1 Existing SMBG assistive devices that patients were unable to utilize. (A) SMBG assist devices that are no longer in use, but were once provided by Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co.; two escort guides made of plastic and tape, a congested rubber band (Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Nagoya, Aichi, Japan). (B and C) Several SMBG assistive devices created by TERUMO CORPORATION; plastic escort guides and rings to congest the fingers (TERUMO CORPORATION, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan).](/cms/asset/87d135b3-4fb3-419f-9979-482897e87cb5/dmso_a_363762_f0001_c.jpg)
Figure 2 SMBG assistive device created by the patient’s husband. (A) The first SMBG assistive device was made of wood by the manufacturer, the patient’s husband. (B) The second SMBG assistive device was made of ABS resin with an antibacterial effect by the patient’s husband. (C) The third SMBG assistive device was also made of ABS resin with an antibacterial effect by the patient’s husband. (D) After (C), the SMBG assistive device made of ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin) resin with an antibacterial effect continued to improve, and various types and sizes of SMBG assistive devices were made.
![Figure 2 SMBG assistive device created by the patient’s husband. (A) The first SMBG assistive device was made of wood by the manufacturer, the patient’s husband. (B) The second SMBG assistive device was made of ABS resin with an antibacterial effect by the patient’s husband. (C) The third SMBG assistive device was also made of ABS resin with an antibacterial effect by the patient’s husband. (D) After (C), the SMBG assistive device made of ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin) resin with an antibacterial effect continued to improve, and various types and sizes of SMBG assistive devices were made.](/cms/asset/0f2db7c1-3f1c-453c-b214-bed657da245a/dmso_a_363762_f0002_c.jpg)