Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1.
The plasma glucose concentration relative to the rate of IV glucose administered in a representative neonate in the 500-g birthweight category (a) and in one in the 900-g birthweight category (b). From Cowett AA, Farrag HM, Gelardi NL, Cowett RM. Hyperglycemia in the micropremie: evaluation of the metabolic disequilibrium during the neonatal period. Prenat Neonatal Med. 1997;2:360–365.
- Figure 3.
Percent decrease in endogenous glucose production (A) and percent increase in glucose utilization (B) subdivided by various insulin infusion rates administered to neonates and 2 mU/kg per minute administered to adults. From Farrag HM, Nawrath LM, Healy JE, et al. Persistent glucose production and greater peripheral sensitivity to insulin in the neonate versus the adult. Am J Physiol. 1997;272:E86–E93.
Tables
- Table 1.
Accuracy of Reflectance Meters Versus the Yellow Springs Instruments Co. Glucose Analyzer
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEANS (%) CORD BLOOD HEEL STICK BLOOD P VALUE Refectance meter Glucometer M −9.3 −23.2 Diascan S 0.4 −0.4 Accu-Chek II 1.2 16.4 One Touch 35.2 25.6 Correlation coefficient Glucometer M 0.88 0.64 <0.05 Diascan S 0.96 0.71 <0.01 Accu-Chek II 0.91 0.71 <0.05 One Touch 0.92 0.86 NS From Lin HC, Maguire C, Oh W, Cowett R. Accuracy and reliability of glucose reflectance meters in the high risk neonate. J Pediatr. 1989;115:998–1000.
