ABSTRACT
Introduction: Diabetes is a major public health problem that is approaching epidemic propor?ons globally. Selfmonitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) by the American Diabetes Associa?on (ADA) is promoted in diabe?c pa?ents so that they achieve and maintain specific glycemic goals. Objec?ves : To compare the blood glucose es?ma?on methods; capillary blood and venous blood by glucometer, venous plasma glucose es?ma?on by auto analyzer and to find varia?on in results. Material & Methods : 60 pa?ents a?ending Outpa?ent department of JIIUs IIMSR and Noor hospital, Warudi, Badnapur, Maharashtra who were advised blood glucose es?ma?on were selected. Finger prick (capillary) blood glucose & glucose es?ma?on of venous blood was done by glucometer; and venous plasma glucose es?ma?on was done by auto analyzer in laboratory. Result & Conclusion : Mean values of capillary glucose es?ma?on by glucometer were higher than plasma glucose es?ma?on in laboratory on auto analyzer and the difference was found to be sta?s?cally significant. Venous glucose es?ma?on on glucometer gave high erroneous results as compared to plasma glucose es?ma?on in laboratory.