Self-monitoring of blood glucose can be misleading without periodic re-calibration of glucose Meters: A pilot study [PDF]
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2021 Introduction/Background: Diabetes mellitus is highly prevalent in both developed and developing countries today affecting about 429 million adults globally and is expected to rise by 147% to 629 million in 2045.
Kenneth Ogar Inaku +3 more
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Glucose meters – fit for clinical purpose
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2013 Glucose meters have improved considerably since they were first introduced in 1960, but many questions are being asked about their accuracy and reliability in certain clinical situations. These questions have arisen because of the widespread use of these meters into clinical areas they have not been designed for such as critical care.
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Diagnostic agreement between three point-of-care glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate meters and reference laboratory methods in stingrays [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Point-of-care (POC) glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) meters can potentially provide rapid insight into an elasmobranch’s metabolic state in clinical and field research settings.
Nicholas G. Dannemiller +6 more
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Accuracy evaluation and comparison of three blood glucose meters in an emergency paediatric unit of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria [PDF]
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND Advances in technology have made available different types of glucose meters for use at the patient’s bed side with significant variation in accuracy among these glucose meters.
Akeredolu Festus Dele +3 more
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Should we assume accuracy of point of care glucose meters? an observation from a tertiary health care centre [PDF]
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2019 BACKGROUND: Self-monitoring of blood glucose is important in the management of patients with diabetes mellitus in the community as well as in the hospital.
Ramalan Mansur Aliyu +4 more
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Clinical and economic aspects of the use of OneTouch glucose meters for the screening of diabetes mellitus [PDF]
Качественная клиническая практика, 2021 Diabetes is increasingly widespread in the Russian Federation. It is a severe chronic disease that both independently reduces quality of life and causes exacerbation of other pathologies.
A. E. Cheberda, D. Yu. Belousov
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Accuracy of handheld blood glucose meters at high altitude. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BACKGROUND: Due to increasing numbers of people with diabetes taking part in extreme sports (e.g., high-altitude trekking), reliable handheld blood glucose meters (BGMs) are necessary.
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Advantages of the new glucose meter in pediatric practice [PDF]
Медицинский совет, 2016 The article tells about the use of blood glucose meters for patients with diabetes, results of a survey of patients about the most important characteristics of new blood glucose meters.
A. V. Vitebskaya
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Assessment of three frequently used blood glucose monitoring devices in clinical routine
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012 BACKGROUND: Self-monitoring of blood glucose plays an important role in the management of diabetes and has been shown to improve metabolic control.
Thomas Zueger +4 more
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DiagnosticsGlucose meters provide a rapid blood glucose status for evidence-based diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of diabetes mellitus. We aimed to evaluate the commutability of processed blood materials (PBMs) and their use in the performance evaluation of ...
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