title: Laboratory evaluation of the Glucocard blood glucose test meter.
abstract: The Glucocard (Kyoto Daiichi Kagaku) blood glucose meter is designed for self-monitoring of blood glucose concentrations in capillary blood through use of an electrochemical test strip. Evaluated in this laboratory, the Glucocard had CVs of 4.6%, 6.6%, and 3.5% at blood glucose concentrations of 2.4, 4.1, and 18.9 mmol/L, respectively. The meter's response varied linearly with blood glucose concentration between 2.2 and 27.8 mmol/L. Hemolysis, urate, ascorbate, and acetaminophen interfered by > 5%. Different hematocrits, in the range 0.20-0.70, did not affect the measured glucose concentration. Comparison with glucose results measured in whole blood with a NOVA Stat Profile 5 instrument yielded the following: Glucocard = 0.898 NOVA--0.184 (r = 0.995). The main advantages of the Glucocard are its small sample volume (5 microL), wide linear range, and fully automated sample-handling steps, which reduce user-related variability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Green Lane/National Women's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000097:blood; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002196:Capillaries; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D014527:Uric Acid; D000082:Acetaminophen; D001205:Ascorbic Acid