One early sense of the definition of art is closely related to the older Latin meaning, which roughly translates to skill or craft, as associated with words such as artisan.. English words derived from this meaning include artifact, artificial, artifice, medical arts, and military arts.
To be acceptable at least 95 percent of the results have to be within plus or minus 15 mg/dl at blood glucose levels below 100 mg/dl and within plus or minus 15 percent at blood glucose levels greater than or equal to 100 mg/dl. Ten of the 12 meters that Dr. Freckmann and his team evaluated met the higher standard.
If you are like most people with diabetes, you assume that your glucose meter gives you accurate readings every time you check your blood. You base your insulin dose, food intake, and activity plans off that number. Fortunately, most glucose meters are well designed and give reasonably accurate test results.