Author(s)

Syed Ikram Raza¹, Syed Abbas Raza^2*, Minahil Kazmi³, Muhammad Saad¹, Irum Hussain¹

¹Fatima Memorial Hospital & College of Medicine & Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan.
²Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
³Ibne Sina Hospital, Multan, Pakistan.

Glucose monitoring and diabetes management go hand in hand. Evolution of glucose monitoring and diagnostic tools was a necessary step in better diagnosis and management of diabetes. With time we have seen improvements in terms of accuracy, time and sample collection. Some of the greatest initial advancements in this field were brought forward by the work of scientists who are sometimes not credited for the extraordinary work they have done. The first sample to be used in terms of glucose detection was urine, after which came blood and interstitial fluid. Development of newer methods of glucose monitoring range from urine sampling to usage of interstitial fluid, with each method being unique in terms of utility.

Diabetes Management, Glycemic Control, HbA1c Testing, Standard Glucose Values, Glucose Testing

Raza, S. , Raza, S. , Kazmi, M. , Saad, M. and Hussain, I. (2021) 100 Years of Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Management. Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, 11, 221-233. doi: 10.4236/jdm.2021.115019.