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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Technol Ther. 2004 Oct;6(5):559–566. doi: 10.1089/dia.2004.6.559

Table 3. False Alarm Rates for GW2B Overnight (11 p.m. to 6 a.m.).

Based on the first overnight alarm at a setting of 60 mg/dL.

Alarm Type Na Reference Glucose > 60 mg/dLb,c Reference Glucose > 70 mg/dLb,c
Hypoglycemia Alarm 25 60% 16%
Down Alert Alarm 68 78% 65%
Combinedd 69 77% 62%
a

Number of GW2Bs giving at least one alarm overnight. Only consider the first alarm for each GW2B.

b

Linearly interpolated value between half-hourly measurements.

c

Reference glucose continuously high for ± 30 minutes from time of the alarm.

d

Hypoglycemia alarm or the down alert alarm, whichever occurs first.