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

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Laura Sterian Ward¹  Renata Britto Novis¹  Veridiana Toledo Nascimento¹  Miriam Siesler Nóbrega¹  Mário José Abdalla Saad¹ 

[1] ,University of Campinas Faculdade de Medicina Department of Internal MedicineCampinas,Brazil

关键词: Diabetes mellitus;    Glycemic control;    Blood glucose self-monitoring;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31801996000100008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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