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Packed cell volume evaluation of the systems for self-monitoring of blood glucose GL50 evo and GL 44 following DIN EN ISO 15197: 2015

Salzsieder E

Institute of Diabetes, Gerhardt Katsch, Karlsburg, Germany

Puchert A

Institute of Diabetes, Gerhardt Katsch, Karlsburg, Germany

Ernst-Joachim Freyse

Institute of Diabetes, Gerhardt Katsch, Karlsburg, Germany

Berg S

Institute of Diabetes, Gerhardt Katsch, Karlsburg, Germany
University Medicine Greifswald, Germany

DOI: 10.15761/JTS.1000349

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Ongoing standardized verification of the packed cell volume of blood glucose meter systems for self-monitoring post-launch is important clinically and helps confirm appropriate continues performance of self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) - systems [1]. In addition, publication of such studies is increasingly becoming a component of evidence-based purchase decision making. ISO 15197:2015, [2] for which mandatory compliance is recommended for SMBG systems by 2015, [3] has tighter accuracy requirements than ISO 15197:2003, [4]and outlines current minimum packed cell volume standards necessary in Europe for CE marking.

In the present study, a post marketing evaluation of the CE-marked GL50 evo and GL44 systems were performed in accordance with ISO 15197:2015 protocols and requirements. The GL50 evo and GL44 systems were supplied in Germany from the Beurer GmbH, Germany. A declaration of conformity from the manufacturer of the two measuring systems was available before the start of the study, so that only the GL50 evo was used in the tests, but the results documented the quality of both systems.

The study was conducted on 17th/18th of August and 17th/18th of October 2017, respectively. At the study days, the room temperature was always at 21°C with humidity from 49 up to 52%. This met the measurement conditions specified in the device instructions in Table 1. On the research days, the room temperature and humidity were recorded in the room for blood collection and in the location of the YSI device as well.

Table 1. Defined hematocrit values/ranges (HC) were adjusted in the blood samples

HC 1

HC 2

HC 3

HC 3 median sample

HC 5

HC 6

HC 7

20 %

28 %

35 %

41 %

44 %

54 %

58 %

The mean hematocrit range of 41% was used as the reference (range) for the statistical evaluation as specified in the ISO standard.

Before and after each test measurement per sample, the glucose concentration of the sample was measured with the reference method doubly in the YSI 2300. Glucose concentrations of 38.1- 46.5 mg/dl, 103.8- 112.5 mg/dl and 317.8-351.8 mg/dl, respectively, were set in the five HC values/ranges. The drift in the concentrations, measured before and after the tests, was in none of the samples greater than 4 mg/dl (for the range <100 mg/dl) or 4 % (for the range >100 mg/dl). The glucose concentrations of each sample in the five HC values/ranges measured with the reference device are summarized in the following table 2.

Table 2. Glucose concentrations of the samples measured in the reference device YSI 2300

HK (%)

YSI (mg/dl)

Drift in mg/dl

Drift in %

Mean

Before

After

20

 42.9

 43.2

 42.6

0.6

103.8

104.5

103.0

1.4

337.3

331.5

343.0

-3.5

28

 41.9

 42.2

 41.6

0.6

112.5

112.5

112.5

0.0

317.8

319.0

316.5

0.8

35

 38.1

 38.2

 38.1

0.1

112.5

110.5

114.5

-3.6

336.3

335.5

337.0

-0.4

41

 44.0

 44.3

 43.7

0.5

111.0

111.5

110.5

0.9

333.3

328.5

338.0

-2.9

44

 46.5

 46.1

 46.9

-0.7

111.0

111.0

111.0

0.0

327.5

326.5

328.5

-0.6

54

 42.1

 42.7

 41.5

1.3

109.0

109.5

108.5

0.9

344.8

341.0

348.5

-2.2

58

 38.1

 38.4

 37.7

0.7

105.5

106.0

105.0

0.9

351.8

355.0

348.5

1.8

Results

The systemic deviation component of glucose (Dev GC to YSI in mg/dl) and the percent systemic deviation component (Dev GC to YSI in%), the difference between the average systemic deviation component of glucose and the average systemic deviation component of mean sample (Difference of Dev. of the range to HC) and the mean differential deviation component of the mean probe (Difference of Dev. of the range to HC) as well as the mean and standard deviation for all three lots and each combination of packed cell volume and glucose concentration are shown in the following table 3.

Table 3. The values averaged from the three lots are listed in the following table. (Effect of packed cell volume on Beurer GL50 evo / GL44 measurements - 3 lots averaged)

HC (%)

GC (mg/dl)

Dev. GC to YSI (mg/dl)

Dev. GC to YSI

(%)

Difference of Dev. of the range to HC 41 (mg/dl)

Difference of Dev. of the range to HC 41 (%)

Mean

SD

20

 46.8

  1.7

  4.0

  9.3

3.3

7.8

113.8

  2.9

 10.1

  9.7

3.9

4.2

346.8

  8.2

  9.6

  2.8

21.4

6.4

28

 44.8

  1.7

  2.9

  6.9

2.2

5.4

123.7

  3.2

 11.2

 10.0

5.1

4.5

329.6

  8.4

 11.9

  3.7

23.8

7.3

35

 42.3

  1.1

  4.1

 10.9

3.5

9.4

122.0

  2.3

  9.5

  8.4

3.3

2.9

332.2

  7.2

-  4.0

-  1.2

7.9

2.4

41

 44.6

  1.1

  0.7

  1.5

0.0

0.0

117.1

  3.6

  6.1

  5.5

0.0

0.0

321.4

  6.9

- 11.9

-  3.6

0.0

0.0

44

 47.1

  1.8

  0.6

  1.3

0.0

-0.2

113.9

  3.6

  2.9

  2.6

-3.3

-2.9

308.8

  8.5

- 18.7

-  5.7

-6.8

-2.1

54

 45.9

  2.3

  3.8

  9.1

3.2

7.6

117.4

  5.9

  8.4

  7.7

2.3

2.2

319.8

 16.4

- 25.0

-  7.2

-13.1

-3.7

58

 43.4

  1.9

  5.4

 14.1

4.7

12.7

111.0

  4.0

  5.5

  5.2

-0.6

-0.3

341.7

 10.3

- 10.1

-  2.9

1.8

0.7

The attached figure 1 shows the calculated difference (ordinate for mg/dl (above) and % (below), respectively) to the corresponding reference value (HC 41%) for each average value of the samples measured with the Beurer GL50 evo / GL44 device.

Figure 1. Measuring accuracy of the Beurer GL50 evo and GL44 device in relation to changed HC at three ranges of the blood glucose

Conclusion

  1. of the glucose values are within the acceptance limits / tolerance limits (solid lines).

In conclusion, the glucose meter Beurer GL50 evo and GL44 meet the criteria of the EN ISO standard 15197: 2015. In all three lots 100 % of all readings are within the acceptance limits defined by EN ISO 15197: 2015.

Acknowledgments

Beurer GmbH were permitted to review and comment on the manuscript, but final decision on content was retained by the authors.

Conflicts of interests

The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: All authors are employees of the Institut of Diabetes, Karlsburg, Germany, which carries out studies evaluating blood glucose meter systems on behalf of various companies.

Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by Beurer GmbH Soflinger Str 218, 89077 Ulm Germany.

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Editorial Information

Editor-in-Chief

Terry Lichtor
Tsuyoshi Hirata
Shinya Mizuno
Giacomo Corrado

Article Type

Test Report

Publication history

Received: September 02, 2019
Accepted: September 17, 2019
Published: September 19, 2019

Copyright

©2019 Salzsieder E. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Citation

Salzsieder E, Puchert A, Ernst-Joachim Freyse and Berg S (2019) Packed cell volume evaluation of the systems for selfmonitoring of blood glucose GL50 evo and GL 44 following DIN EN ISO 15197: 2015. J Transl Sci 6: DOI: 10.15761/JTS.1000349

Corresponding Author

Eckhard Salzsieder

Institute of Diabetes, Gerhardt Katsch, Karlsburg, Germany

E-mail : bhuvaneswari.bibleraaj@uhsm.nhs.uk

Table 1. Defined hematocrit values/ranges (HC) were adjusted in the blood samples

HC 1

HC 2

HC 3

HC 3 median sample

HC 5

HC 6

HC 7

20 %

28 %

35 %

41 %

44 %

54 %

58 %

Table 2. Glucose concentrations of the samples measured in the reference device YSI 2300

HK (%)

YSI (mg/dl)

Drift in mg/dl

Drift in %

Mean

Before

After

20

 42.9

 43.2

 42.6

0.6

103.8

104.5

103.0

1.4

337.3

331.5

343.0

-3.5

28

 41.9

 42.2

 41.6

0.6

112.5

112.5

112.5

0.0

317.8

319.0

316.5

0.8

35

 38.1

 38.2

 38.1

0.1

112.5

110.5

114.5

-3.6

336.3

335.5

337.0

-0.4

41

 44.0

 44.3

 43.7

0.5

111.0

111.5

110.5

0.9

333.3

328.5

338.0

-2.9

44

 46.5

 46.1

 46.9

-0.7

111.0

111.0

111.0

0.0

327.5

326.5

328.5

-0.6

54

 42.1

 42.7

 41.5

1.3

109.0

109.5

108.5

0.9

344.8

341.0

348.5

-2.2

58

 38.1

 38.4

 37.7

0.7

105.5

106.0

105.0

0.9

351.8

355.0

348.5

1.8

Table 3. The values averaged from the three lots are listed in the following table. (Effect of packed cell volume on Beurer GL50 evo / GL44 measurements - 3 lots averaged)

HC (%)

GC (mg/dl)

Dev. GC to YSI (mg/dl)

Dev. GC to YSI

(%)

Difference of Dev. of the range to HC 41 (mg/dl)

Difference of Dev. of the range to HC 41 (%)

Mean

SD

20

 46.8

  1.7

  4.0

  9.3

3.3

7.8

113.8

  2.9

 10.1

  9.7

3.9

4.2

346.8

  8.2

  9.6

  2.8

21.4

6.4

28

 44.8

  1.7

  2.9

  6.9

2.2

5.4

123.7

  3.2

 11.2

 10.0

5.1

4.5

329.6

  8.4

 11.9

  3.7

23.8

7.3

35

 42.3

  1.1

  4.1

 10.9

3.5

9.4

122.0

  2.3

  9.5

  8.4

3.3

2.9

332.2

  7.2

-  4.0

-  1.2

7.9

2.4

41

 44.6

  1.1

  0.7

  1.5

0.0

0.0

117.1

  3.6

  6.1

  5.5

0.0

0.0

321.4

  6.9

- 11.9

-  3.6

0.0

0.0

44

 47.1

  1.8

  0.6

  1.3

0.0

-0.2

113.9

  3.6

  2.9

  2.6

-3.3

-2.9

308.8

  8.5

- 18.7

-  5.7

-6.8

-2.1

54

 45.9

  2.3

  3.8

  9.1

3.2

7.6

117.4

  5.9

  8.4

  7.7

2.3

2.2

319.8

 16.4

- 25.0

-  7.2

-13.1

-3.7

58

 43.4

  1.9

  5.4

 14.1

4.7

12.7

111.0

  4.0

  5.5

  5.2

-0.6

-0.3

341.7

 10.3

- 10.1

-  2.9

1.8

0.7

Figure 1. Measuring accuracy of the Beurer GL50 evo and GL44 device in relation to changed HC at three ranges of the blood glucose