Which patients with diabetes should undergo ambulatory blood pressure monitoring?

Objective: To estimate the daytime ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) value corresponding to the target office blood pressure (BP; 130/80 mmHg) for diabetic patients and to identify which patients with diabetes may benefit from ABPM.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. ABPM (Spacelabs90207) and office BP were measured.