Аннотация:There is growing interest in alternative less painful sites for capillary blood glucose (CBG) monitoring. The earlobe tip is a potential site (1) that has been occasionally used by nurses when fingertip testing is refused or difficult. We investigated the clinical value and accuracy of earlobe CBG measurements as an alternative to fingertip and forearm testing.
A total of 50 patients with type 2 diabetes (aged 42–82 years, 28% with neuropathy) were enrolled in the study. The duration of diabetes was 9.5 ± 8.3 years (means ± SD). Testing sites (lateral aspect of the fingertip, earlobe tip, and flexor surface of the forearm) …
