Original Article GCSMCJMedSci Vol(IV) No(I) January-June 2015 AComparative Study of Venous and Capillary Blood Glucose Levels by Different Methods Naimish Patel*, Krupali Patel ** Abstract: Introduction : Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is the most common metabolic disorder in nearly 5-10 % of western population aged more than 40 years. Blood glucose estimation is the main stay of diagnosis and management of DM. Aim : To comparethebloodglucoseestimationmethodsfromcapillarybloodandvenousbloodbyglucometerandalsowithvenous plasma glucose estimation by auto analyzer and to find out variation percentages in results. Material & Methods : 60 patients attending Outpatient departmentofatertiarycarelevelhospitalwhowereadvisedbloodglucoseestimationwere selected. Finger prick (capillary) blood glucose & venous blood glucose ...
CHAPTER - 2 INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS Introduction, absorption of radiation, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer: Instrumentation and application, IR Spectrophotometer: Instrumentation and application, Thermal methods of analysis- TGA, DTA, DSC, Sensors: Oxygen and Glucose sensor, Cyclic Voltammetry for redox system. 3.1 INTRODUCTION Analytical instrumentation plays an important role in the production and evaluation of new products and in the protection of consumers and environment. It is used in checking the quality of raw materials such as substances used in integrated circuit chips, detection and estimation of impurities to assure safe foods, drugs, water and air, process optimization and control, quality check ...