Blood Glucose Testing and You

Ascensia Diabetes Care

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes

Treatments: Other: Blood Glucose meter

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01453413

CTD PRO 2011-003-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the difference between self-reported, estimated blood glucose level versus blood glucose levels measured with a Blood Glucose Meter.

Enrollment: 297 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Males and females, 18 years of age and above
2. Type 2 diabetes
3. Able to speak, read, and understand English
4. Willing to complete all study procedures

Exclusion criteria

1. Type 1 diabetes
2. Currently a user of continuous glucose monitoring system
3. Currently pregnant
4. Hemophilia or any other bleeding disorder
5. Employee of competitive medical device company
6. Cognitive disorder or other condition which, in the opinion of the investigator (or designee), would put the person at risk or seriously compromise the integrity of the study

Trial design

297 participants in 1 patient group

People with type 2 diabetes

Other group

Description:

People with type 2 diabetes who were in attendance at a diabetes conference were asked for their perceived Blood Glucose (BG) value. Then, after staff measured BG on a Blood Glucose meter, subjects were informed of their BG value.

Treatment:

Other: Blood Glucose meter