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- Blood glucose monitoring
- A way of testing how much glucose (sugar) is in the blood. A drop of blood, usually taken from the fingertip, is placed on the end of a coated testing strip. The strip has a chemical on it that changes color according to how much glucose is in the blood. A person can tell if the level of glucose is low, high, or normal in one of two ways. The first is by comparing the color on the end of the strip to a color chart printed on the side of the test strip container. The second is by inserting the strip into a small machine, called a meter, which "reads" the strip and shows the level of blood glucose in a digital display. Blood testing is more accurate than urine testing in monitoring blood glucose levels because it shows the current level of glucose.
