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ISO 15197:2015 accuracy requirements (Section 6.3 & Section 8) for in vitro glucose monitoring systems that measure glucose concentrations in capillary blood samples are that at least 95% of results shall fall within ±0.83 mmol/L or ±15% of the reference result of the mean YSI reference for samples with glucose concentrations <5.55 mmol/L and ≥5.55 mmol/L, respectively.
1. Christiansen M et al. Accuracy and user performance evaluation of a new blood glucose monitoring system in development for use with CONTOUR™NEXT test strips. Poster presented at the 15th annual meeting of the Diabetes Technology Society (DTS); October 22–24, 2015; Bethesda, Maryland. USA.
2. International Organization for Standardization. In vitro diagnostic test systems Requirements for blood glucose monitoring systems for self-testing in managing diabetes mellitus. Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization; 2015.
*Terms and conditions apply. You must be aged 16 years or over, resident in the UK, and have type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes for which you are using insulin, or else type 2 diabetes and are receiving test strips on prescription, to enter this prize draw. If you are a parent or guardian of someone under 16 years old who has diabetes or are a carer of someone who meet these conditions, you may enter on their behalf. You must not submit an entry using someone else’s data unless you have their express permission. We do not accept entries sent through agencies. Entry to the prize draw must be made through the entry form on the Ascensia Diabetes Care promotion page on Diabetes.co.uk. You do not have to pay anything to enter. This prize draw runs from 1 April 2019 until 30 June 2019. You can only enter this prize draw once. You can only enter one prize draw for a CONTOUR NEXT ONE meter in any 18 month period. If you enter and we see that you have already entered a prize draw in the last 18 months, we will ignore your entry. At the start of each week, we will pick 100 winners at random from the previous month’s prize draw entries, and each winner will receive a CONTOUR NEXT ONE blood glucose meter. There are no alternative prizes. If you are picked as a winner, we will send a notification to the email address on your entry form within 15 days of the draw. We will send out the meters within 28 days following the draw, to the address on your entry form. We do not accept any liability for technical failures of any kind including internet failures which may occur in the administration of entries. For a winners' list, send a stamped addressed envelope to “Free Meter Prize Draw” to us, at the address below, although please do bear in mind that we will not provide any sensitive personal data in our reply. If you are one of our employees, or a relative of an employee, you are not eligible to enter. Sorry! By entering this promotion, you agree to these rules, which are subject to English law. “We” refers to Ascensia Diabetes Care, Ascensia House, Albert Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1DL.
