COMPARING SELF-MONITORING BLOOD-GLUCOSE DEVICES

Eleven types of self-monitoring blood glucose devices were evaluated f or reliability and accuracy. Devices were divided into three groups ac cording to time of evaluation. Each device within a group determined t he capillary whole blood glucose value of a patient in random order, a nd these values were compared with venous plasma glucose values determ ined simultaneously by the laboratory glucose oxidase method. Ninety v enous plasma glucose samples and capillary whole blood samples determi ned by each self-monitoring blood glucose device were examined in each group. All devices, except one, bad excellent reliability and accurac y of capillary whole blood glucose values compared with venous plasma glucose values determined by the laboratory method.