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Blood Glucose Testing

Blood glucose testing

See attached recording sheet below

Important to test at the right times…see bottom left corner of recording sheet

 Test 4 times per day. Test BEFORE breakfast and 2hrs AFTER each

meal.

 Time the 2 hours from when you START eating and THEN have your

snack

 For example, if you start eating breakfast at 7.30am do your test at

9.30am

Disposal of prickers

Put in hard plastic container – e.g. laundry detergent bottle, dishwasher

detergent bottle, honey jar, marmite jar (not milk bottle). When baby is born

place container in the rubbish.

Tips for gentle blood sampling

You can use the same needle in your pricker for 3 or 4 days. (NO NEED TO

CHANGE AFTER EVERY TEST)

Ensure your

Prick on the side

Select a depth

Ensure you

hands are clean

as shallow as

alternate fingers

of the fingertip

and dry

instead of the pad

possible that still

daily

produces blood

These steps have been taken from the ACCU-Chek Multiclix – Your step-by-step guide

Blood Glucose Testing