Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Meter: Is Your Glucose Meter Accurate?.
- Author:
Seon Yeong PARK
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Accuracy; Blood glucose self-minitoring; Glucose meter
- MeSH: Blood Glucose*; Eating; Glucose*; Humans; Plasma
- From:Journal of Korean Diabetes 2015;16(1):38-42
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Blood glucose monitoring provides immediate feedback on the effect of daily activities such as taking medication, exercise or eating on blood glucose levels. A home blood glucose meter's results are considered accurate if they falls within +/-20% of lab results. Such meters are calibrated to use whole blood to measure glucose, whereas lab equipment uses only the plasma portion. To maintain accuracy, results from a meter should be compared to those of a laboratory at least once a year. Diabetes educators should have thorough knowledge of each meter and its accuracy so that he or she can properly educate diabetic patients.
