Effects of Simulated Adverse Environmental Conditions Related to Actual Conditions at Health Promoting Hospitals on the Performance of Blood Glucose Testing by Glucose Meters
Authors' conclusion
This study provides evidence for poor performance of blood glucose testing by glucose meters that are affected by adverse environmental conditions. The environmental for test strips storage at HPHs should be considered to prevent analytical errors of glucose measurement.
Study context
- Population
- 4 glucose meters; 5 Health Promoting Hospitals (HPHs) in different regions of Thailand monitored for temperature and relative humidity (RH); 131 HPHs surveyed
- Comparison
- Stressed vs unstressed glucose test strips
- Outcome
- Median-paired differences of glucose measurements, stressed vs unstressed test strips
- Follow-up
- Short term (3 days) and long term (30 days)
Methodological detailssimulated environmental stress conditions, environmental monitoring, questionnaire survey
- Simulated environmental stress conditions
- Environmental monitoring
- Questionnaire survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Stressed test strips vs Unstressed test strips: P < 0.05
Further findings
Environmental conditions at HPHs · 9 weeks, April to July 2019
- Average temperature of all HPHs exceeded
- 30°C (86°F)
- Average RH
- 84%
- HPHs that occasionally turned on air conditioners
- 1
Test strip storage at HPHs (survey)
- HPHs keeping test strips in rooms with air conditioners
- 21.4-32.0%
- Most HPHs kept opened and unopened vials in rooms without air conditioners
Original publication
Effects of Simulated Adverse Environmental Conditions Related to Actual Conditions at Health Promoting Hospitals on the Performance of Blood Glucose Testing by Glucose Meters. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 13 September 2021. doi:10.
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