Evaluation of a new system for self blood glucose monitoring.
A new combination reflectance meter/visually interpretable system (Glucometer II/Glucostix, Ames Division, Miles Laboratories, Elkhart, IN) has been designed for self blood glucose monitoring. Performance evaluation of this system demonstrates a linear relationship between meter-determined blood glucose values and laboratory-determined whole blood glucose values (y = 0.95x + 2.86, r = 0.97). In addition, 95% of visually interpreted blood glucose values are within one color block of YSI comparative values. Error grid analysis, a new method for determining the clinical accuracy of patient-determined blood glucose results, demonstrated that components of this new system produce clinically accurate blood glucose results.
Clarke
W L
WL
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
Becker
D J
DJ
Cox
D
D
Santiago
J V
JV
White
N H
NH
Betschart
J
J
Eckenrode
K
K
Levandoski
L A
LA
Prusinski
E A
EA
Simineiro
L M
LM
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012648:Self Care / Q000295:instrumentation*
D001786:Blood Glucose