Determination of glucose levels using dried filter paper blood spots: new perspective in home monitoring

We present a method for the determination of blood glucose using dried filter paper blood spots.To validate this method, we compared our results using filter paper and simultaneously collected venous blood. We demonstrated that there is a linear relationship between the filter paper glucose levels a...

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Autores: Ward, Laura Sterian, Novis, Renata Britto, Nascimento, Veridiana Toledo, Nóbrega, Miriam Siesler, Saad, Mário José Abdalla
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Paulista de Medicina
Repositorio:São Paulo medical journal (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.diagnosticoetratamento.emnuvens.com.br:article/1858
Acceso en línea:https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1858
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diabetes mellitus
Glycemic control
Blood glucose self-monitoring
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Sumario:We present a method for the determination of blood glucose using dried filter paper blood spots.To validate this method, we compared our results using filter paper and simultaneously collected venous blood. We demonstrated that there is a linear relationship between the filter paper glucose levels and those determined in whole blood (r=0.98). There was no significant difference between the results of the two methods (p>0.05).This method is a cheap alternative which may improve the control of diabetes mellitus, and may also be very useful in the diagnosis of postprandial hypoglycemia and other special situations.