As a bonus, the test is simpler to administer than the most
common blood glucose tests, requiring neither fasting nor consuming anything.
Not exact matches
In one
common test, called an oral
glucose tolerance
test, a person fasts overnight and then drinks a sugary solution the next day, while doctors monitor how the body reacts and how much sugar sticks around in the
blood.
England co-authored (along with three Echo researchers) a July 2008 study in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology indicating the accuracy of Symphony's
blood glucose measurements was comparable with the more
common practice of drawing and
testing blood samples.
The most
common way of
testing blood glucose levels for diabetes patients is taking out a drop of
blood and checking a patient's
blood glucose using a
glucose monitor.