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Table 5-B. Hypoglycemic Alert and Detection Rate
Evaluation in Reference to YSI 15 Minutes Before and
After (Adult Study)
Hypoglycemic
Alert Level
mg/dL (mmol/L)
True
Alert
Rate
False
Alert
Rate
Hypoglycemia
Detection Rate
Hypoglycemia
Missed Detection
Rate
55 (3.1) 50% 50% 71% 29%
60 (3.3) 64% 36% 75% 25%
70 (3.9) 79% 21% 83% 17%
80 (4.4) 87% 13% 86% 14%
90 (5.0) 90% 10% 89% 11%
Table 5-C. Hypoglycemic Alert and Detection Rate
Evaluation in Reference to SMBG 30 Minutes Before and
After (Pediatric Study, Ages 2-5)
Hypoglycemic
Alert Level
mg/dL (mmol/L)
True
Alert
Rate
False
Alert
Rate
Hypoglycemia
Detection Rate
Hypoglycemia
Missed Detection
Rate
55 (3.1) 3% 97% 57% 43%
60 (3.3) 11% 89% 62% 38%
70 (3.9) 29% 71% 77% 23%
80 (4.4) 35% 65% 85% 15%
90 (5.0) 51% 49% 89% 11%
100 (5.6) 64% 36% 91% 9%
Hypoglycemia Alert Rate
The Alert Rate shows how often the alert is right or wrong. The True
Alert Rate is the percent of time the device alarmed when the blood