Diabetic home blood glucose monitoring using a direct reading glucose sensitive test strip.
The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the BM Test Glycemie 20-800. Twelve diabetic patients were studied using the BM Test Glycemie 20-800, compared with one of the commonly available reflectance meters. The correlation coefficient for the BM 20-800 strip versus reference blood glucose result was significantly better than the reflectance meter (p = 0.01). In a separate study, laboratory staff tested both methods and achieved results which were similar to those of the patients using the BM Test Glycemie 20-800, but better than those of the patients using the reflectance meters. The BM Test Glycemie 20-800 is a cheap, reliable and acceptable method for the measurement of blood glucose levels.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011934:Reagent Strips / Q000592:standards; D012648:Self Care
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011934:Reagent Strips