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Monitor Blood Glucose Image
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Set up the meter according to the specific directions that come with your meter. Get the supplies ready, including a new test strip and disposable lancet. Place the lancet into the lancing device.
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Wash your hands. Then, gently prick the side (the less sensitive part) of your finger with the lancet to draw out a drop of blood.
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Touch the blood from your finger to the test strip.
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Insert the strip into the meter. The meter will analyze your blood sugar in a few seconds.
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In your logbook, record the time of day and the blood sugar reading that shows on the glucometer. Some meters keep a log automatically.
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Review Date:2/8/2007
Reviewed By: Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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