Finger pricking and pain: a never ending story.

نویسنده

  • Lutz Heinemann
چکیده

Without finger pricking, no self-measurement of blood glucose (SMBG) is possible. However, the number of scientific studies dealing with this topic, which is highly relevant for patients, is surprisingly small. This is in sharp contrast to the number of papers about blood glucose meters and SMBG in general. This article highlights a number of aspects that are relevant when it comes to finger pricking and pain. There is a clear improvement in the technology employed in the many different lancing devices that are on the market nowadays; however, no good head-to-head comparison study has been performed to date. The invention of novel devices for finger pricking will most likely bring more attention to this topic.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of diabetes science and technology

دوره 2 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008