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. 2013 Jan 1;7(1):206–214. doi: 10.1177/193229681300700126

Table 3.

Event Definitions for Early Hypoglycemia Alarm Algorithm

True positive If alarm is raised and no true hypoglycemia is recorded in the following 60 min
False positive If alarm is raised and no true hypoglycemia is recorded in the following 50 min
False negative Early hypoglycemia alarm is not issued 60 min in advance of a true hypoglycemic event
Time to detection Time between the first alarm and the true hypoglycemic event