Impact of home blood glucose monitoring on childhood diabetes. Issue 3 (March 1982)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baumer, J H; Edelsten, A D; Howlett, B C; Owens, C; Pennock, C A; Savage, D C
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 57:Issue 3(1982)
• Page Start: 195
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 1982-03
• Subjects: Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.57.3.195
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : Ninety diabetic children each provided at least one 24-hour blood glucose profile at home using an impregnated filter paper strip. The mean 24-hour blood glucose level correlated significantly with urine control, height velocity, and Hb A1. The correlation coefficient for individual blood glucose values (r = 0.61) and for mean 24-hour blood glucose values (r = 0.73) repeated within 14 days showed an acceptable degree of reproducibility for the blood glucose profiles. Mean 24-hour blood glucose values fell significantly overall (11.4 to 9.8 mmol/l; 205 to 176 mg/100 ml) in 47 children who had repeated profiles more than 2 weeks apart. Unrecognised nocturnal hypoglycaemia (less than 3.0 mmol/l; 54 mg/100 ml) was found in 19% of children on twice-daily Semitard insulin. The study shows that children over age 7 years manage home blood glucose monitoring without difficulty. It shows that the results are reproducible and correlate with other indices of control, and that it provides a practical basis for the improvement of diabetic control.