| Autor: |
Knopp JL; 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand., Holder-Pearson L; 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand., Chase JG; 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of diabetes science and technology [J Diabetes Sci Technol] 2019 May; Vol. 13 (3), pp. 597-600. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 13. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1932296818805074 |
| Abstrakt: |
Conventional insulin concentration units (IU/mL or just U/mL) are bioefficacy based, whereas the Système International (SI) units (pmol/L) are mass based. In converting between these two different approaches, there are at least 2 well-accepted conversion factors, where there should be only 1. The correct value is not the most-used or well-accepted using online calculators, some journal styles, laboratory reports, and published articles. In short, an incorrect insulin conversion factor is widely used which underreports insulin concentrations by ~15%, with potentially significant research and clinical implications. This short commentary describes the history of insulin IU definitions and conversion factors, and highlights the widespread nature of conversion factor misuse, to provoke deeper interest and thought regarding numbers we so often use without thinking. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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