Unit 5

There are a few things patients can do to improve home testing accuracy. A diabetic author tests multiple devices at the same time to explore the reasons for variation in testing between manufacturers, testing strips and age.

Regulatory interest has focused on the accuracy of blood glucose monitoring systems. Currently, almost all systems meet the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15197, but raises the question on if these guidelines are tight enough and what can be done to improve the accuracy of home testing.

Consensus conference for laboratory testing guidelines for the monitoring and diagnosis of Diabetes.

List of chronic diseases and conditions and related documents and resources. Divides up additional resources for: cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.

This report provides data and evidence to support health system planning and policy and program development for chronic disease prevention in Ontario. It presents estimates of deaths, hospitalizations, new cases and people living with chronic disease diagnoses in Ontario. It also presents estimates of the prevalence of modifiable chronic disease risk factors in Ontario for adults and youth