LAST MONTH We Asked:
In last month’s edition of Diabetes Bites, we asked what the acronym “MARD,” used to describe the accuracy of glucose monitoring systems, stands for.
And the winner is… Jen Adkins of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for being the first person with the correct answer!
ANSWER:
Mean Absolute Relative Difference
What the heck does that mean?
Well, it’s a way of saying how far off CGM readings are from lab values taken at the same time.
For example, a single reading of 120 mg/dl on a CGM and a simultaneous reading of 150 from a blood sample measured at a laboratory differs by 20% (the CGM is 30 points off from the true value of 150. 30 is 20% of 150).
The MARD considers thousands and thousands of matched data points at all ranges of glucose levels in coming up with an average discrepancy.
APRIL TRIVIA Question
QUESTION:
Everyone knows about preservatives in food. But did you know that insulin also contains preservatives in order to keep it fresh?
Can you name one of the preservatives used to protect insulin from spoilage?
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