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Monitor blood glucose - series: Part 3

 Step 3

Monitor blood glucose - series
Illustrations:

  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5
  • 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.

    Update Date: 6/17/2008

    Updated by: Elizabeth H. Holt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yale University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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