Topic: Diabetes Research Network
Conditions
Interventions
Volunteers were tested over a period of 4 hours with blood glucose readings taken with conventional finger stick meters and a gold standard venous blood meter every 15 minutes. Eye data was also colle
Sponsors
Lein Applied Diagnostics Ltd (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 to 75 years, male only 2. Type 2 diabetes for at least 3 months 3. Able and willing to do fingerprick blood glucose testing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age less than 18 and greater than 75 years 2. Significant renal impairment defined as a serum creatinine above 200 µg/ml 3. History of severe depression or mental instability 4. People with type 1 diabetes 5. Coexistent other serious illness 6. Pregnancy 7. Epilepsy 8. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, C or other blood borne infection 9. Previous laser refractive surgery or cataract surgery 10. An ocular refractive error that is not between -5 and +5 dioptres 11. Astigmatism over 1 dioptre 12. Glaucoma 13. Cataract 14. Colour blindness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurements were performed at specific points in time that compared various meters. The results were analysed using multi-level and mixed models in the statistical software package "R". | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed