# Venous Blood Glucose Sensor vs. Subcutaneous BG Sensor

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**Created:** [August 18, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/venous-blood-glucose-sensor-vs-subcutaneous-bg-sensor/1629 "2017-08-18T16:53:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/venous-blood-glucose-sensor-vs-subcutaneous-bg-sensor/1629/1 "2017-08-18T16:53:17Z")

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[http://www.jefferson.edu/content/dam/tju/jmc/files/anesthesiology/apc/2006ASA-1.pdf](http://www.jefferson.edu/content/dam/tju/jmc/files/anesthesiology/apc/2006ASA-1.pdf)

Interestingly, in this one patient study the venous sensor didn’t work as well as the subcutaneous due to sensor design issues.

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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/venous-blood-glucose-sensor-vs-subcutaneous-bg-sensor/1629/2 "2017-08-18T16:54:36Z")

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For those that don’t want to follow the link.

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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/venous-blood-glucose-sensor-vs-subcutaneous-bg-sensor/1629/3 "2017-08-18T16:59:25Z")

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That is really interesting. Who would have thought?

I, also, would have been much more worried about infection concerns as the primary downside prior to reading this article.

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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/venous-blood-glucose-sensor-vs-subcutaneous-bg-sensor/1629/4 "2017-08-18T17:05:25Z")

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Yes, if you could get a device to last long enough i.e. 3-5 years, the surgery implantation techniques would mean only a 1-2% rate of infection when being done by a good operator. It would be similar to pacemaker leads.