Current situation and prospect of clinical application of blood glucose monitoring / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

ABSTRACT

Blood glucose monitoring is clinically used to assess the degree of glucose metabolism disorders in diabetic patients, reflect the efficacy of the antidiabetic medications and to guide the adjustment of the hypoglycemic regimens. The technology of blood glucose monitoring is changing with each passing day, from frequently fingertip blood sampling to subcutaneous continuous blood glucose monitoring; from invasive to minimally invasive, and non-invasive development. At the same time, blood glucose monitoring information is analyzed from simple numerical values, to visual charts, to trend judgments. Unlike venous plasma glucose measurements, the results of blood glucose monitoring are always considered in terms of accuracy and precision. Newer, more accurate non-invasive blood glucose monitoring devices are looking forward to being applied soon.