title: Blood glucose monitoring by children at home: a comparison of methods.
abstract: The accuracy of measurements of blood glucose performed at home by the index children and/or parents was compared using the Boehringer Mannheim reagent strips, Ames Visidex-2 strips, an Ames Glucometer and a Boehringer Mannheim Reflolux reflectance meter. Capillary plasma samples, collected simultaneously, were later analysed by a Beckman glucose oxidase analyser. The coefficient of correlation between the self-monitored results (SMR) and the laboratory-analysed results (LAR) ranged from 0.59 to 0.92, the composite being 0.74. The mean difference between the SMR and the LAR was 1.0 mmol/l. The occurrence of potential errors of management due to incorrect SMR results was determined. On four occasions, the SMR was greater than 6 mmol/l when the LAR was less than 3 mmol/l, and on 36 occasions a discrepancy greater than 50% occurred between the two values, without resulting hypoglycaemia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D011934:Reagent Strips