Effects of simulated altitude on blood glucose meter performance: Implications for in-flight blood glucose monitoring

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 867-874

  Olateju, Tolu ^a   Begley, Joseph ^b   Flanagan, Daniel ^c   Kerr, David ^b,d  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Blood glucose meters; Diabetes; Self monitoring blood glucose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE;

AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL ANALYZER; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS ERROR GRID METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE ANALYZER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; IN FLIGHT BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; SEA LEVEL; STANDARDIZATION; VENOUS BLOOD; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRODUCTIVITY; STANDARD; TRAVEL;

AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84873164952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600418     Document Type: Article

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