Hasn't anyone done an evaluation, in the lab, with
this meter, comparing blood ketone levels with urine
Ketostix, for example?.
David Brown
--- PETER HOWELL <[log in to unmask]>
wrote: > Hi Janice
>
> Last time I spoke to the MDA about this ( ? 6 months
> ago ) they told me that they had completed the
> evaluation of the blood glucose but had not done (
> and had no plans to do ) the ketone evaluation
>
> Peter
>
>
> Peter Howell
> Wrexham Maelor Hospital
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Janice Still [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 22 January 2003 17:42
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Medisense optium
> >
> > Hi Mohammad,
> >
> > I agree with Stephen and Dave. We looked at this a
> > while ago and had reservations. By the company's
> own
> > figures, with paediatric patients with a blood
> glucose
> > over 17mmol/L only 20% were detected as positive
> for
> > blood ketones. We felt that this could lead to a
> > misdiagnosis, especially for parents monitoring a
> > diabetic child at home. Mums usually have a pretty
> > good feel of when their child is DKA and we felt
> that
> > a false negative could delay admission and have
> > serious consequences. You may wish to ask MDA if
> they
> > have now completed their evaluation of the Optium
> > ketone strips. The company has been pretty
> aggressive
> > in promoting this strip to parents under the aegis
> of
> > Diabetes UK.
> >
> > NEQAS or WEQAS should be able to tell you if they
> have
> > an EQA scheme for blood ketones.
> >
> > Regards Jan
> >
> > -- Mohammad Al-Jubouri <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > > Our A/E doctors want to have the above for
> measuring
> > > blood ketones. Has any body used it? Is there a
> QC
> > > for
> > > POCT blood ketones? Are there any caveats?
> > >
> > > thanks in anticipation.
> > >
> > > Mohammad
> > >
> > > =====
> > > Dr. M A Al-Jubouri
> > > Consultant Chemical Pathologist
> > >
> > >
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