2017 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program

In this prospective study, blood samples were collected from 31 dogs. Reason for presentation was not an absolute entrance criteria, but samples from diabetic dogs were sought. Immediately following each blood draw, blood was placed in a heparinized tube for submission to the laboratory and a drop of blood was analyzed by an AlphaTrak2 specifically designated for the study; blood was also used to fill a heparinized capillary tube and a nonheparinized capillary tube. The capillary tubes were centrifuged within 2 minutes after collection to acquire serum (nonheparinized tube) and plasma (heparinized tube) to obtain a glucose concentration measured by the AlphaTrak2. Within 10 minutes following each blood draw, blood was submitted to the Auburn University Clinical Pathology Lab for determination of the glucose concentration by an automated biochemical analyzer. The blood glucose concentration in whole blood, serum and plasma measured by the AlphaTrak2 were compared to the blood glucose concentration measured by the automated analyzer. The Lin concordance correlation coefficient (pc) and Bland-Altman plots were used to determine correlation and agreement between the results obtained in the different sample types.