Performance of a glucose meter with a built-in automated bolus calculator versus manual bolus calculation in insulin-using subjects

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 339-344

  Sussman, Allen ^a   Taylor, Elizabeth J ^b   Patel, Mona ^c   Ward, Jeanne ^c   Alva, Shridhara ^c   Lawrence, Andrew ^c   Ng, Ronald ^c  

^a Rainier Clinical Research Center   (United States)

^b Mass Research   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood glucose monitoring; Bolus calculator; Insulin dose; Manual calculation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SHORT ACTING INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED BOLUS CALCULATOR; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE CALCULATOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EATING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN, SHORT-ACTING; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865152653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600218     Document Type: Article

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