Type 1 Diabetes Patient Views on Blood Glucose Measurement Accuracy
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Type 1 Diabetes Patient Views on Blood Glucose Measurement Accuracy Measurement Accuracy
IRAS ID
255282
Contact name
Adrian Heald
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Salford Royal Hospital
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 25 days
Research summary
Our analysis has shown that more variable/less accurate blood glucose meter strips (BGMS) are associated with larger variability in measured blood glucose (BG) / glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) for people with type 1 diabetes (T1DM).
Around 700million of 65 different types of BGMS at a cost of £160million are being prescribed annually in England, self-certified to ISO15197 by manufacturers. Independent analysis in USA/Europe using expert patients has shown many BGMS are not achieving the required standard.
Increased use of rapid acting insulins in insulin pumps/pen devices show patients are increasingly titrating their insulin meal to meal in order to match their lifestyle. Lack of confidence in BG readings can result in patients aiming for a higher BG to reduce hypoglycaemia risk.
What is proposed
In an on-line survey, people with T1DM will be asked a number of questions concerning their experience of BG monitoring day to day in relation to the particular BGMS that they are using.The analysis will relate the experience of patients to the known variations in precision of BGMS described by our research group and by others.
The results will enable prescribers to select the most reliable BGMS so that we can build patient confidence in the accuracy of strips being prescribed and optimise glycaemic outcomes in T1DM and potentially for all diabetes patients on insulin.
REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/WM/0075
Date of REC Opinion
5 Mar 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion