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Nancy Klobassa, R.N., and Peggy Moreland, R.N.
Nancy Klobassa and Peggy Moreland
Nancy Klobassa, R.N., B.S.N, C.D.E
Nancy Klobassa is a registered nurse who has worked in diabetes education for 14 years. She is a certified diabetes educator (C.D.E.) and is currently in graduate school working on a Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) and Health Care Education.Nancy works with adults who have type 1, type 2 and other forms of diabetes. Nancy is coordinator of the Diabetes Unit's intensive insulin therapy program within the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Metabolism at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Nancy has worked extensively with insulin pump therapy and continuous interstitial glucose sensing.
Peggy Moreland, R.N., M.S.N.
Peggy Moreland is a diabetes educator in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Metabolism at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.Peggy graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing and Health Care Education from the University of Phoenix and is a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the American Diabetes Association. Peggy enjoys working with patients to set and achieve diabetes self-management goals.
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June 16, 2009
Blog: Blood glucose meters, how high can they go?
By Nancy Klobassa, R.N., and Peggy Moreland, R.N.
Let's talk about altitude, and whether it affects your blood glucose meter results.
Having grown up in the Midwest, I generally don't give much thought to it. About the closest thing to mountains here in southeast Minnesota are the cliffs along the Mississippi River, which are beautiful, especially in the fall when the foliage has an array of colors.
When I worked as a diabetes educator in the Phoenix area, patients asked whether altitude affects blood glucose meter results. There are several mountain ranges in Arizona, so I decided to do a little investigating and discovered elevation, along with humidity and temperature, can affect blood glucose meter results.
An increasing number of you participate in activities such as camping, hiking, backpacking, and rock climbing in extreme environmental conditions. You need to be able to depend on an accurate meter in order keep your blood glucoses stable during these events. In general, it seems if you are at or closer to sea level and then travel to the mountains, you may find that your blood sugar level will read lower, although even this isn't always consistent.
Some meter product inserts say they can be used up to 10,000 feet of elevation, others don't address it. When traveling in high altitudes it would be a good idea to keep the meter next to your body because it may prevent problems associated with meter and battery malfunction at low temperatures.
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Have a good week.
- Nancy
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