Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. · Oct 2006
Comparative StudyThe variability of results between point-of-care testing glucose meters and the central laboratory analyzer.
Point-of-care testing glucose meters are strongly recommended in the management of diabetes and are increasingly being used for making therapeutically important decisions. Thus, it is essential that their results correlate well with those of laboratory analyzers. ⋯ One should scrutinize point-of-care testing glucose meter readings at the hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic levels and whenever possible to corroborate these clinical results with central laboratory analyzers.