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Monitoring blood glucose - Series—Monitoring blood glucose: Using a self-test meter
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Monitoring blood glucose - Series—Monitoring blood glucose: Using a self-test meter

Monitoring blood glucose - series - Using a self-test meter

Overview

Set up the meter according to the specific directions that come with your meter. Get the supplies ready, including a new test strip and disposable lancet. Place the lancet into the lancing device.

Review Date 5/13/2023

Updated by: Sandeep K. Dhaliwal, MD, board-certified in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Springfield, VA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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