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Evaluation of Visidex II—A New Strip for Blood Glucose Measurement
Author(s) -
Hutchison A. S.,
Boal Ann B.,
MacCuish A. C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1985.tb00589.x
Subject(s) - medicine , strips , analyser , surgery , nuclear medicine , chromatography , composite material , chemistry , materials science
We have evaluated a new blood glucose test‐strip (Visidex II, Ames), which does not require washing with water after contact with blood. Visidex II showed a significant negative bias when compared with a similar diagnostic strip (BM 20–800, Boehringer) and with the Beckman II glucose analyser ( p <0.001 in both cases), and a poorer correlation with either method than BM strips with the Beckman II. A significant number (6.3%) of Visidex strips in this study were unreadable due to removal of the colour pads on blotting, and some difficulty was reported by patients in reading values around 6–8 mmol/l. Visidex II can safely be stored in the refrigerator and developed strips may be stable longer than BM strips. A significant error in reading was noted if the incubation time was varied by ± 5 seconds. Further experience and perhaps some modifications may be necessary before Visidex II can be recommended for widespread use.