Performance of Seven Blood Glucose Testing Systems at High Altitude

Consumers and health care professionals expect blood glucose monitoring systems to consistently generate results that are close to actual blood glucose levels. Numerous environmental, physiologic, and operational factors can affect system performance, yielding results that are inaccurate or unpredic...

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Published in:The Diabetes educator 1989-10, Vol.15 (5), p.444-448
Main Authors: Giordano, Beverlyp, Thrash, Wayne, Hollenbaugh, Laura, Dube, William P., Hodges, Carol, Swain, Arletta, Banion, Carolyn R., Klingensmith, Georgeanna J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Altitude
Blood Glucose - analysis
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - instrumentation
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - standards
Camping
Child
Diabetes Mellitus - blood
Humans
Nursing
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Summary:Consumers and health care professionals expect blood glucose monitoring systems to consistently generate results that are close to actual blood glucose levels. Numerous environmental, physiologic, and operational factors can affect system performance, yielding results that are inaccurate or unpredictable. This study examined the effect of one factor—high altitude—on the performance of seven blood glucose monitoring systems. One of the systems overestimated blood glucose results; the other six systems underestimated blood glucose values (more than the expected variance). The findings of this study support previous reports of altered blood glucose monitoring system performance at high altitude. Diabetes educators can use this information when counseling consumers who reside or who plan to visit locations at high altitude.
ISSN:0145-7217
1554-6063
DOI:10.1177/014572178901500515