SELF MONITORING OF BLOOD GLUCOSE

When should you test your blood glucose?

You should test your blood sugar levels only when you have
a reason to test. You should also know how to interpret
the results and what action to take. In other words you
should “Test with Purpose.”
You should test when:
you are taking a medication that increases your risk of low
blood sugar
you have a history of getting very low blood sugar
you have unplanned physical activity
you are not eating well
your diabetes is not controlled very well
you have changes to your diabetes medications
you are sick
you are pregnant or you are planning a pregnancy
How do you Test your glucose?
The conventional process typically involves:
1-Locating a new sterile lancet

2- Loading a lancet into the lancing device

3- Opening test strip vial

4- Removing a test strip and replacing the lid on the vial

5. Coding/calibrating the meter

5- Inserting the test strip into the meter

7- Priming the lancing device

8- Lancing the finger or alternate site

9- Applying blood to the test strip

10- Waiting for the reading

11- Disposing of the used test strip

12- Disposing of the used lancet; and

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