Home blood glucose test not accurate for Type 1 kids
A portable blood glucose device called A1cNow, which tracks blood sugar levels over several months’ time, has been found to provide inaccurate and inconsistent test results for children with type 1 diabetes, according to a report in the journal Diabetes Care.
The monitor records hemoglobin A1c, measuring a long-term residual reading from blood cells rather than an at-the-moment snapshot provided by standard blood sugar measurements. The test is considered a more accurate measurement of blood glucose levels since it provides a three-month average.
Dr. Larry Fox of Nemours Children’s Clinic led the study that found over thirty percent of A1cNow results varied from a reference standard by more that 0.5 percent. The variations showed no clinically significant difference depending on whether the readings were taken by the patients themselves, their parents or medical staff.
“At present, the routine use of the A1cNow in children with type 1 diabetes cannot be recommended,” concluded Dr. Fox.
(via Scientific American)
1 opinion for Home blood glucose test not accurate for Type 1 kids
Chrissie in Belgium
Jan 18, 2007 at 4:16 am
You wonder how this product ever got on to the market in the first place?! Aren’t there rigorous tests to be passed before they are sold to customers????
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