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Old 03-18-2006, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by claysmum
Ok...I know about the testing on forarms and toes etc but they highly recomend that you DO NOT test in other areas if you suspect a low...and when you are dealing with a youngster ( mine for example) does not always recognize his lows expecially lately..So then what do you do???? Is this not correct information??
True...Test on forearm...Normal reading, tis a-okay. High or low, you doublecheck with a finger prick. IN my experience, I have had one fingerprick that ever disagreed with a forearm check, so I trust the forearm checks. The original question was in regards to sparing little fingers, thus...
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