Journal article
The Accuracy of the Guardian® RT Continuous Glucose Monitor in Children with Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes technology & therapeutics, Vol.10(4), pp.266-272
08/2008
DOI: 10.1089/dia.2007.0279
PMCID: PMC2587171
PMID: 18828242
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of the Guardian RT system (Medtronic Minimed, Northridge, CA) in young children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) during different scenarios of glucose levels and sensor age.
Methods: At five clinical centers, 30 subjects between 4 and 17 years old with T1D were recruited. All subjects had a glycosylated hemoglobin level of <or=10.0% and were using an insulin pump. Subjects initially used a Guardian RT for approximately 1 week at home. Each subject was then hospitalized overnight for about 18 h in a clinical research center, during which time insulin-induced hypoglycemia occurred, along with frequently sampled glucose.
Results: There were 1,511 laboratory glucose measurements paired with glucose measurements from 48 Guardian RT sensors. Overall, the median absolute difference (AD) was 21 mg/dL, and the median relative AD (RAD) was 14%, with 64% of sensor values meeting International Organization for Standardization home glucose meter criteria. The median AD was 27 mg/dL for reference glucose values<or=60 mg/dL and 25 mg/dL for reference glucose values<or=70 mg/dL. The median RAD was 19% for reference glucose values 71-120 mg/dL, 14% for reference glucose values 121-180 mg/dL, and 10% for reference glucose values>180 mg/dL.
Conclusions: The Guardian RT appears to perform as well in children with T1D as it has been reported to perform in adults with diabetes. The Guardian RT has an accuracy similar to that of other available continuous glucose monitors and can give important and useful clinical information.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Accuracy of the Guardian® RT Continuous Glucose Monitor in Children with Type 1 Diabetes
- Creators
- Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet) Study Group
- Contributors
- Michael J Tansey (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Stead Family Department of PediatricsEva Tsalikian (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Diabetes technology & therapeutics, Vol.10(4), pp.266-272
- DOI
- 10.1089/dia.2007.0279
- PMID
- 18828242
- PMCID
- PMC2587171
- NLM abbreviation
- Diabetes Technol Ther
- ISSN
- 1520-9156
- eISSN
- 1557-8593
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2008
- Academic Unit
- Endocrinology and Diabetes; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984093469002771
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