Evaluation of a New Blood Glucose Monitoring System with Auto-Calibration

Abstract

These findings indicate that the Ascensia CONTOUR System, which does not require calibration by the user, is a convenient and accurate instrument with useful features for people who routinely monitor BG.

American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists And American College Of Endocrinology 2016 Outpatient Glucose Monitoring Consensus Statement

“…Variation can be due to issues such as competing blood substrates (e.g., maltose, vitamin C) (161,162), environmental issues (e.g., cold temperature, high altitude with reduced oxygen pressure), and factors related to individual patients. Reduced accuracy and precision have been observed in tests performed by patients and other lay users compared with highly trained, experienced health professionals (163). GM accuracy is just one of many factors influencing the quality of subsequent glycemic control achieved.…”

Historical perspectives in clinical pathology: a history of glucose measurement

“…The Ascensia Contour57 by Bayer was launched a year later and used glucose dehydrogenase-flavin adenine dinucleotide and capillary fill technology requiring a meagre 0.6 μL of blood. The device produced plasma-calibrated results, with a wide analytical range of 0.6–33.3 mmol/L in just 15 s. The Ascensia Breeze II58 was released in 2007 and used 1 μL of blood but had a more innovative data management system.…”

Analytical and Clinical Performance of Blood Glucose Monitors

“…Nine articles reported 12 studies on the performance of blood glucose meters in clinical settings [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] (Table 3).…”