Venous serum glucose concentrations determined by a laboratory hexokinase technique were compared over a wide range of glucose concentrations with concentrations of capillary blood glucose determined by three reflectance meter techniques currently available in the United States (Eyetone and Dextrometer, Ames Company; StatTek, Bio-Dynamics BMC) and by visual interpretation of reagent strips (Chemstrip bG, Bio-Dynamics BMC). The Chemstrip bG reagent strip was read by patients, nurses, and a physician. In all cases, there was an excellent correlation between laboratory serum glucose concentrations and reflectance meter blood glucose determinations (r = 0.90–0.94, P < 0.0001) or visual interpretation of Chemstrip bG (r = 0.85–0.92, P < 0.0001). Chemstrip bG appears to be the least expensive method of glucose measurement. This method offers additional advantages in not requiring a reflectance meter, which needs frequent recalibration and other ancillary equipment for blood glucose determination.
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May 01 1981
A Comparison of Accuracy and Estimated Cost of Methods for Home Blood Glucose Monitoring
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Brahm Shapiro;
Brahm Shapiro
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Peter J Savage;
Peter J Savage
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Diane Lomatch;
Diane Lomatch
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Thomas Gniadek;
Thomas Gniadek
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Ray Forbes;
Ray Forbes
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Rebecca Mitchell;
Rebecca Mitchell
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Karla Hein;
Karla Hein
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Renate Starr;
Renate Starr
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Marie Nutter;
Marie Nutter
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Betty Scherdt
Betty Scherdt
Diabetes Center Unit, Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Metabolism Research Unit), University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Brahm Shapiro, Peter J Savage, Diane Lomatch, Thomas Gniadek, Ray Forbes, Rebecca Mitchell, Karla Hein, Renate Starr, Marie Nutter, Betty Scherdt; A Comparison of Accuracy and Estimated Cost of Methods for Home Blood Glucose Monitoring. Diabetes Care 1 May 1981; 4 (3): 396–403. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.4.3.396
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