Comparison of Laser and Conventional Lancing Devices for Blood Glucose Measurement Conformance and Patient Satisfaction in Diabetes Mellitus
- Author:
Jung A KIM
1
;
Min Jeong PARK
;
Eyun SONG
;
Eun ROH
;
So Young PARK
;
Da Young LEE
;
Jaeyoung KIM
;
Ji Hee YU
;
Ji A SEO
;
Kyung Mook CHOI
;
Sei Hyun BAIK
;
Hye Jin YOO
;
Nan Hee KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Short Communication
- From:Diabetes & Metabolism Journal 2022;46(6):936-940
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Self-monitoring of capillary blood glucose is important for controlling diabetes. Recently, a laser lancing device (LMT-1000) that can collect capillary blood without skin puncture was developed. We enrolled 150 patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus. Blood sampling was performed on the same finger on each hand using the LMT-1000 or a conventional lancet. The primary outcome was correlation between glucose values using the LMT-1000 and that using a lancet. And we compared the pain and satisfaction of the procedures. The capillary blood sampling success rates with the LMT-1000 and lancet were 99.3% and 100%, respectively. There was a positive correlation (r=0.974, P<0.001) between mean blood glucose levels in the LMT-1000 (175.8±63.0 mg/dL) and conventional lancet samples (172.5±63.6 mg/dL). LMT-1000 reduced puncture pain by 75.0% and increased satisfaction by 80.0% compared to a lancet. We demonstrated considerable consistency in blood glucose measurements between samples from the LMT-1000 and a lancet, but improved satisfaction and clinically significant pain reduction were observed with the LMT-1000 compared to those with a lancet.
