A history of blood glucose meters and their role in self-monitoring of diabetes mellitus

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-93

  Clarke, S F ^a   Foster, J R ^a  

^a Institute of Biomedical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Blood glucose self monitoring; Diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; LEVODOPA; MALTOSE; PARACETAMOL; XYLOSE;

ALTITUDE; BIOSENSOR; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CALIBRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRODE; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOMETER; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF MONITORING; TEST STRIP; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84865182208     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2012.12002443     Document Type: Review

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