Key result
Negative pressure suction during forearm sampling may reduce blood glucose reading differences versus fingertip pricking.
Why the study?
Does negative pressure suction during forearm blood sampling reduce the difference in blood glucose results compared to fingertip pricking?
Comparison
Negative pressure suction during blood sampling from forearm pricking vs fingertip pricking
Design
Other
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for forearm SMBG accuracy; does not support practice change without larger trials.
Does negative pressure suction during forearm blood sampling reduce the difference in blood glucose results compared to fingertip pricking?
Negative pressure suction may improve the accuracy of forearm blood glucose sampling compared to standard fingertip pricking.
Arimoto et al. (2004) studied this question. Negative pressure suction during blood sampling may reduce the difference in self-monitoring of blood glucose results between fingertip and forearm pricking.
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