The report addresses concerns regarding the accuracy of patient-operated blood glucose testing devices and potential sources of user error.
Urges caution with patient-reported glucose values; leaves open optimal strategies to reduce user error.
Since the invention of patient-operated blood glucose testing devices, professionals have expressed concern about the accuracy of the results (1). In part, their concern relates to the impact of patient results on diabetes management decisions. Numerous authors and investigators have examined potential sources of error ranging from the devices themselves to deterioration in operator technique (2–5).
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