When to test blood sugar levels? Part 2

Testing for blood sugar levels

Testing of blood sugar is not difficult. There are many portable kits available today for home use. To test the blood sugar levels one needs a few items including a blood sugar monitor, test strips, a lancet and alcohol swabs. The majority of blood sugar monitors available today are light weight and portable. The majority of these monitors have varied storage facilities like tracking time, date of each test and can also store your data. Some of the current devices also come with zip drives so that the information can be transferred to your PC.

Monitoring of blood sugar unfortunately involves a pin prick on your finger tip with a special lancet. Today there are a variety of lancet devices which will allow you to adjust the depth of the prick. Those with thick skin need deeper penetration. It does sound painful but eventually one gets used to it.

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