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Diabetes Care ; 35(4): 706-10, 2012 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22357189

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OBJECTIVE: To improve glucose sensor accuracy in subjects with type 1 diabetes by using multiple sensors and to assess whether the benefit of redundancy is affected by intersensor distance. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Nineteen adults with type 1 diabetes wore four Dexcom SEVEN PLUS subcutaneous glucose sensors during two 9-h studies. One pair of sensors was worn on each side of the abdomen, with each sensor pair placed at a predetermined distance apart and 20 cm away from the opposite pair. Arterialized venous blood glucose levels were measured every 15 min, and sensor glucose values were recorded every 5 min. Sensors were calibrated once at the beginning of the study. RESULTS: The use of four sensors significantly reduced very large errors compared with one sensor (0.4 vs. 2.6% of errors ≥50% from reference glucose, P < 0.001) and also improved overall accuracy (mean absolute relative difference, 11.6 vs. 14.8%, P < 0.001). Using only two sensors also significantly improved very large errors and accuracy. Intersensor distance did not affect the function of sensor pairs. CONCLUSIONS: Sensor accuracy is significantly improved with the use of multiple sensors compared with the use of a single sensor. The benefit of redundancy is present even when sensors are positioned very closely together (7 mm). These findings are relevant to the design of an artificial pancreas device.


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Biosensing Techniques/instrumentation , Blood Glucose/analysis , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/blood , Abdomen , Adult , Biosensing Techniques/standards , Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring/instrumentation , Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring/standards , Calibration , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/therapy , Equipment Design , Equipment Failure Analysis/methods , Female , Humans , Male , Reference Values , Research Design , Sensitivity and Specificity
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