Methods Of Testing Blood Sugar Levels
Listed below are 5 different methods you can use to test the sugar levels in your blood. They use different approaches, but these diabetes testing methods are used for the same purpose. The best one for you is dependent on personal preference rather than anything else.
1. Standard self testing. This method is the most common. You have to use a specially designed needle to prick your finger. Having done this, you then need to squeeze some blood from your finger on to a testing strip. The test trip is then inserted into a meter which displays your blood sugar level.
2. Alternative meter test kits. Over the years, meters which allow you to test blood taken from various parts of your body, not just your finger tip, have been developed; possible parts to test include: the base of your thumb, your thighs and your forearms. Testing blood taken from the finger is preferred by many though, despite of these additional options. The reason being that the blood in your finger tips gives a more precise reading than blood in other parts of your body.
3. Blood testing by laser. In the late 90s, the Food And Drug (FDA) administration approved a meter laser device capable of extracting blood through a precise laser beam on a finger. The development of the device was a result of the widespread complaints about the pain and inpractibility of existing methods. It’s a popular choice for those who feel uncomfortable piercing their skin with a needle.
4. Glucose monitoring system. This method utilizes a very small tube that can be left under your skin. Over the course of 72 hours, at which time the tube needs to be replaced, the device collects samples from you and measures the blood sugar levels in them. For people who sometimes forget, or don’t always have time, to take their own samples, this underused system should be given serious consideration.
5. The ‘Gluco Watch’. The FDA approved the Gluco Watch, which is device that is like a watch, in 2001. This watch-like meter helps you to measure your blood sugar levels three times per hour over a 12 hour period. This is one of the first diabetes testing meter that that is really non invasive.
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