Evaluation of a New Reflectance Photometer For Use in Home Blood Glucose Monitoring

Clarke, William L.; Melton, Terry; Sachse, Marti; Schneider, Jack; Schneider, Kathy D; Yarborough, Margaret C

doi:10.2337/diacare.4.5.547

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“…Good correlations existed for potato starch (r = 0.925) and Malus bark extracts (r = 0.896) over the same concen tration range. These correlations compare fa vorably with those obtained with whole blood samples (1,4,6,7).…”

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A Method for Determining Starch Concentration Using a Portable Blood Glucose Monitor

Stutte

1986

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The carbohydrate reserves in plant tissue have been correlated with all phases of plant growth and development. Consequently, several methods have been developed to quantify those reserves. The methods for starch determination are either direct (iodine staining) or indirect (the conversion of starch to sugars by chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis). Chemical methods involve hydrolysis of subunit bonds with either a strong acid or base, and enzymatic methods use catalytic proteins specifically to cleave the subunit bonds.

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A Method for Determining Starch Concentration Using a Portable Blood Glucose Monitor

Stutte

1986

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“…DISCUSSION SMBG is a major advance in the management of patients with diabetes mellitus. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] The techniques of SMBG are adapted to enable patients with severe visual loss to use tactile methods. Wipe-off strips are preferred, as they develop a stable color and can be stored for reading at a later time.…”

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Use of Tactile Techniques for Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Visually Impaired Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Prior¹,

Alojado²,

Hunt³

et al. 1984

Diabetes Care

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Twenty-eight patients with type I diabetes mellitus, legally blind as a result of proliferative retinopathy, were recruited into a program designed to teach and evaluate tactile methods for self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). Vision ranged from "blind" to "able to read large print." Techniques with wipe-off strips (Chemstrip bG or BM Test BG, Boehringer-Mannheim, Canada Ltd., Dorval, Quebec, Canada) use the opposite hand as a guide, operation of timing devices by touch, and special methods for labeling and storing strips. Methods with wash-off strips (Dextrostix, Ames Division, Miles Laboratories, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada) employ the fingers as a guide in directing the wash water. The accuracy of tactile methods was documented. Clinical parameters of glucose control improved in patients with adequate data after 6 mo of tactile SMBG. Glycosylated hemoglobin in 17 patients decreased from 11.3 +/- 2.1% to 9.4 +/- 1.5% (P = 0.005). Patients experienced significantly fewer reactions and low blood sugar readings as well as lowering of mean blood glucose values from 158 +/- 56 to 141 +/- 51 (P = 0.025).

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“…Preprandial glycemia was measured with a refractometer and Dextrostix (Miles, Inc., Elkhart, IN, USA) in the experimental group (54). It was a useful aid in the instruction of mothers in the experimental group, but its use did not seem to be justified in the control group.…”

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Normal Energy Intake Range in Children with Chronic Nonspecific Diarrhea

Ciampolini,

Vicarelli,

Seminara

1990

J. pediatr. gastroenterol. nutr.

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SummaryAn increase in energy intake often occurs at weaning. The increase may be due partly to prompting by the caregiver to accelerate the child's weight gain and partly motivated by the palatability of common weaning foods. Increased food intakes initiated during weaning and continued into the second year of life may be associated with chronic, nonspecific diarrhea in selected children. An educational project was designed to reduce intakes augmented by either cause. Reductions were achieved by the regulation of energy‐dense foods in the child's diet and reliance on the child's appetite control to determine meal size. The educational intervention was applied prospectively under nonblinded, controlled conditions. Children, 1 to 2 years of age, with chronic nonspecific diarrhea were assigned randomly to either a treatment or control group. Compliance, food consumption, preprandial glycemia, and outdoor activities were reported by the children's mothers in four 7‐day diaries; symptoms related to the children's clinical condition and anthropometric and biochemical indices of nutritional status were noted at the beginning and end of a 7‐month period. Forty‐four of 53 children in the experimental group maintained compliance, and 44 of 47 children in the control group completed the follow‐up. Energy intake decreased significantly by almost one‐third in the experimental group. Growth, skinfold thickness measurements, and outdoor activities were similar between experimental and control groups over the 7‐month period. Diarrheal episodes occurred in 6, 1, and 2 children in the experimental group at 1.5, 3, and 7 months and in 22, 18, and 15 children in the control group, respectively (p < 0.002). Twenty of 32 parameter of clinical status were more advantageous in the experimental group compared to 9 of 32 in the control group in a comparison of the mean values in the two groups at the final examination (p < 0.05). Serum folate (p < 0.001) also was significantly higher in the experimental group. The described intervention appeared to achieve lower energy intakes in a safe and reproducible manner. It may be a useful tool to prevent overeating and control signs and symptoms associated with chronic, nonspecific diarrhea.

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Evaluation of a New Reflectance Photometer For Use in Home Blood Glucose Monitoring

Cited by 14 publications

References 4 publications

A Method for Determining Starch Concentration Using a Portable Blood Glucose Monitor

A Method for Determining Starch Concentration Using a Portable Blood Glucose Monitor

Use of Tactile Techniques for Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Visually Impaired Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Normal Energy Intake Range in Children with Chronic Nonspecific Diarrhea

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