Measurement of capillary blood glucose in filter-paper spots: an aid to the assessment of diabetic control.

British medical journal ·Vol. 2 ·No. 6135 ·1978-08-12 ·Pages 468-9

Wakelin K, Goldie DJ, Hartog M, Robinson AP

Abstract

A method of measuring glucose in capillary blood spotted on to filter paper was evaluated. Between-batch reproducibility was about 6%, and the glucose remained stable in the spots for up to four days. Adoption of the method should improve control of diabetes, particularly insulin-dependent forms.

MeSH Terms

Blood Glucose Capillaries Diabetes Mellitus/blood Humans Methods Paper

Chemicals

Blood Glucose

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Wakelin K

Goldie D J

Hartog M

Robinson A P

References (6)

6 references, click to expand

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Lancet. 1978 Apr 8;1(8067):732-5 PMID: 76746
Home monitoring of blood-glucose. Method for improving diabetic control.
Lancet. 1978 Apr 8;1(8067):729-32 PMID: 76745
Automated fluorometric micromethod for blood glucose.
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Correlation of glucose regulation and hemoglobin AIc in diabetes mellitus.
N Engl J Med. 1976 Aug 19;295(8):417-20 PMID: 934240
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Filter paper blood collection and punching as a means of quantification.
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Article Info

Journal

British medical journal

Abbr.

Br Med J

ISSN

0007-1447

DOI

10.1136/bmj.2.6135.468

Published

1978-08-12

Pages

468-9

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0372673

PMCID

PMC1606766

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.6135.468 PMC Full Text

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