Detailed in this article are 5 different methods that can be used 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 self testing. Over time, newer meters have developed which now allow you to test body parts other than your finger tip; these include your upper arms, your forearms, the base of your thumb, and your thighs. Testing blood taken from the finger is preferred by many though, despite of these additional options. This is simply because the blood sugar levels in your finger tips, show changes way quicker than any other part of the body.
3. Drawing blood through 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. This device was in response to the numerous complaints of discomfort and pain caused by the regular pricking of the finger. For those who are not at ease with piercing their skin with a needle, this is an ideal solution.
4. Glucose monitoring system. This device involves a very small tube which is inserted under your skin. The device then collects small amounts of fluids and measures the sugar levels or content of these fluids over a 72 hour period. 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. 'Gluco Watch' device. 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. As a non invasive method, it's become increasingly popular since it was made available.
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 self testing. Over time, newer meters have developed which now allow you to test body parts other than your finger tip; these include your upper arms, your forearms, the base of your thumb, and your thighs. Testing blood taken from the finger is preferred by many though, despite of these additional options. This is simply because the blood sugar levels in your finger tips, show changes way quicker than any other part of the body.
3. Drawing blood through 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. This device was in response to the numerous complaints of discomfort and pain caused by the regular pricking of the finger. For those who are not at ease with piercing their skin with a needle, this is an ideal solution.
4. Glucose monitoring system. This device involves a very small tube which is inserted under your skin. The device then collects small amounts of fluids and measures the sugar levels or content of these fluids over a 72 hour period. 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. 'Gluco Watch' device. 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. As a non invasive method, it's become increasingly popular since it was made available.
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