Continuous glucose monitoring in subjects with type 1 diabetes: improvement in accuracy by correcting for background current.
Continuous glucose monitoring in subjects with type 1 diabetes: improvement in accuracy by correcting for background current.
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DOI:
10.1089/dia.2010.0020
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发表时间:
2010-11
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
J. El Youssef;J. Castle;J. Engle;Ryan G. Massoud;W. Ward
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作者:
J. El Youssef;J. Castle;J. Engle;Ryan G. Massoud;W. Ward
BACKGROUND A cause of suboptimal accuracy in amperometric glucose sensors is the presence of a background current (current produced in the absence of glucose) that is not accounted for. We hypothesized that a mathematical correction for the estimated background current of a commercially available sensor would lead to greater accuracy compared to a situation in which we assumed the background current to be zero. We also tested whether increasing the frequency of sensor calibration would improve sensor accuracy. METHODS This report includes analysis of 20 sensor datasets from seven human subjects with type 1 diabetes. Data were divided into a training set for algorithm development and a validation set on which the algorithm was tested. A range of potential background currents was tested. RESULTS Use of the background current correction of 4 nA led to a substantial improvement in accuracy (improvement of absolute relative difference or absolute difference of 3.5-5.5 units). An increase in calibration frequency led to a modest accuracy improvement, with an optimum at every 4 h. CONCLUSIONS Compared to no correction, a correction for the estimated background current of a commercially available glucose sensor led to greater accuracy and better detection of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. The accuracy-optimizing scheme presented here can be implemented in real time.