Do not change your treatment because of just one result.
NEVER ignore symptoms of high or low blood sugar.
If your blood sugar result does not match how you feel, do a fingertip test to
confirm your result. If the fingertip result still does not match how you feel,
call your doctor.
Tests from sites other than your fingertip may be done:
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Fingertip test only:
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Immediately before a meal
Fasting
Two hours or less after eating
After exercising
If you are sick
If you think your blood sugar is low
If you often don't notice when your blood sugar is low
During peak action time of short-acting insulin or rapid-acting insulin
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Up to two hours after injecting a short-acting insulin or a rapid-acting insulin
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