AIMS: To compare the accuracy and acceptability of capillary blood glucose testing from the forearm with finger prick testing in diabetic children. METHODS: Blood glucose measurements from samples taken from the forearm and the finger were compared in an outpatient setting from 52 children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus aged 6-17 years. Opinions on forearm sampling were collected by questionnaire. RESULTS: Blood glucose results obtained from forearm sampling correlated well with results from the finger measured by the Yellow Springs Instrument analyser. Error grid analysis showed that 100% of measurements were clinically acceptable; 61% of children reported that forearm testing was painless and 19% that it was less painful than finger prick testing. CONCLUSION: Forearm testing is an acceptable alternative to finger prick testing for blood glucose measurement in children and adolescents.
AIMS: To compare the accuracy and acceptability of capillary blood glucose testing from the forearm with finger prick testing in diabeticchildren. METHODS:Blood glucose measurements from samples taken from the forearm and the finger were compared in an outpatient setting from 52 children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus aged 6-17 years. Opinions on forearm sampling were collected by questionnaire. RESULTS:Blood glucose results obtained from forearm sampling correlated well with results from the finger measured by the Yellow Springs Instrument analyser. Error grid analysis showed that 100% of measurements were clinically acceptable; 61% of children reported that forearm testing was painless and 19% that it was less painful than finger prick testing. CONCLUSION: Forearm testing is an acceptable alternative to finger prick testing for blood glucose measurement in children and adolescents.
Authors: John M Ellison; Janet M Stegmann; Sandra L Colner; Ragui H Michael; Manoj K Sharma; Kenneth R Ervin; David L Horwitz Journal: Diabetes Care Date: 2002-06 Impact factor: 19.112