Measuring blood sugar should pay attention to details 
 
 
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    Recently met a patient asked: "I once after measuring blood sugar, that adds value than a lot of high blood sugar after meals at ordinary times, I guess is just snacks to eat the grapes failed to wash their hands, then wash your hands and took a test, numerical is peace. To measure blood sugar do not wash their hands before really affect blood sugar levels?"
 
    Blood glucose monitoring using the portable blood glucose meter does need to pay attention to details, to obtain the blood sugar of "truth", otherwise it is easy to be blinded by some false appearance. So what's the problem, will cause the "illusion"?
 
    Some endogenous and exogenous drugs can produce interference on blood glucose test results, a large number of distractors remains in the blood, the blood sugar levels will have a certain deviation. Common interference may be elevated blood glucose measurements pseudo material such as vitamin C and high bilirubin, common interference may lower the blood glucose measurements pseudo material with high uric acid.
 
    Environment pH, temperature, humidity and altitude are glucose meter necessary for the best working state, the environment parameters of glucose meter used to diabetes patients to read the instructions carefully to make it clear. Blood sugar test paper must be stored properly in accordance with the requirements.
 
    The correct operation is the assurance of obtain correct results. When measuring blood glucose mainly pay attention to the following:
 
    Check the test paper Before every test should check whether the test paper is "qualified", such as whether to expire, test paper barrel cover tightly or single chip packaging paper packaging to see if there is any breakage, insert the paper shows the code is consistent with the coding on the package, etc.
 
    Clean hands conditions allow, can use the hand soap and warm water wash clean (especially blood), and to wipe them with clean paper napkin or cotton ball. Such as the problem of sugar friend because eat grapes, hand wash, so influence the monitoring result; If conditions do not allow (e.g. motion), can use wet towel to wipe his hands, and foreign study found that can't wash your hands with the second blood test can reduce fruit juice and other distractions affect test results.
 
    Correct blood After cleaning the blood part of moment arms natural prolapse, then massage blood parts and use of appropriate scale blood for blood, to ensure they get adequate blood samples, such as the volume is not enough, would rather tied it again, do not squash forced to obtain a blood sample, avoid interstitial fluid entering and dilute the blood, causing false low.
 
    If feel suspicious test results, you'd better to test again. If still in doubt, should consult medical personnel or contact the glucose meter manufacturers. Needing those who remind everybody is, in determining the cause and consulting medical staff before, please do not change the current diabetes treatment plan. (Li Wenxie)
 
 
 
 
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