BACKGROUND: Health care professionals (HCPs) routinely review handwritten blood glucose (BG) logbooks during office visits of patients with diabetes. METHOD: In this study, 64 HCPs were asked to assess glycemic patterns and estimate BG averages in six simulated handwritten logbooks. The HCPs then reviewed the pattern logs and averages in six OneTouch® Verio™IQ meters containing corresponding data sets. RESULTS: The average time needed for pattern review was 7.3 min for handwritten logbooks versus 0.9 min using the meter. The total error rate for logbook pattern identification was 43.0% compared with the meter. The mean percentage deviation between HCP estimates of 30-day BG averages and actual values was 14.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The meter is associated with faster and more accurate pattern analysis compared with handwritten logbooks.
BACKGROUND: Health care professionals (HCPs) routinely review handwritten blood glucose (BG) logbooks during office visits of patients with diabetes. METHOD: In this study, 64 HCPs were asked to assess glycemic patterns and estimate BG averages in six simulated handwritten logbooks. The HCPs then reviewed the pattern logs and averages in six OneTouch® Verio™IQ meters containing corresponding data sets. RESULTS: The average time needed for pattern review was 7.3 min for handwritten logbooks versus 0.9 min using the meter. The total error rate for logbook pattern identification was 43.0% compared with the meter. The mean percentage deviation between HCP estimates of 30-day BG averages and actual values was 14.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The meter is associated with faster and more accurate pattern analysis compared with handwritten logbooks.
Authors: Irl B Hirsch; Bruce W Bode; Belinda P Childs; Kelly L Close; William A Fisher; James R Gavin; Barry H Ginsberg; Charles H Raine; Carol A Verderese Journal: Diabetes Technol Ther Date: 2008-12 Impact factor: 6.118
Authors: Timothy Bailey; Anna Chang; Paul D Rosenblit; Loretta Jones; Gillian Teft; Steven Setford; John Mahoney Journal: Diabetes Technol Ther Date: 2012-08 Impact factor: 6.118