Рoint-of-care blood glucose testing: reliability and safety 1. Сlassification and analytical performance of glucose testing methods

• A.V. Timofeev

AbstractGlucose testing is universally utilized in the diagnosis and management of hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic disorders, and is probably the most common medical test. A great variety of glucose testing methods is currently available, and each method has its specific utility and performance. Glucose testing methods can be classified either by methodology (chemical, enzymatic, physical) or by conditions and means of application (laboratory testing, point-of-care testing, selfmonitoring by patients). This article reviews the one and the other classification and focuses upon analytical performance of glucose testing systems.

Keywords:glucose testing, methods, classification, analytical performance, accuracy, trueness, diabetes mellitus, glucose meter, pointof-care testing

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