title: Capillary blood glucose monitoring.
abstract: The complications associated with inaccurate capillary blood glucose monitoring and poor control of diabetes are well known. This article explores the research identifying potential causes of inaccurate testing, examines ways of minimizing error and investigates quality control issues.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Guilding
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011786:Quality Control