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Testing blood glucose in more than one patient – Information for healthcare professionals
10.1 Testing blood glucose
1 Wear protective gloves.
2 The patient’s hands should be washed with
warm water and soap and then dried well. If you
are using alcohol wipes, the nger must also be
completely dry. On dry skin the drop of blood
cannot spread so easily.
3 Use only lancing devices approved for use by
healthcare professionals.
4 Use a lancing device with adjustable penetration
depth settings.
5 Select a penetration depth to suit the nature of
the patient’s skin. Start with a shallow depth
setting.
6 Select a puncture site along the side of a nger-
tip.
7 Turn the nger so that the chosen puncture site
is facing upwards, and keep it facing upwards.
Then the drop of blood cannot spread so easily
later.
8 Prick the side of the ngertip.
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