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Originally Posted by claysmum Well I guess we will have to try that then too! You know doctors really say not to but I guess we will have to try this out once in a while just to see what the readings are ( and if there is any diff). Now just to get my little one to go along with that idear!!  |
It's so much less painful--I cannot think of the last time I felt like it hurt to check via the forearm. As I said, if you get a high or low reading, double-check with a finger prick, esp. for little ones.
I personally think testing on fingers is bad joo-joo: Your fingers are easily among the most sensitive areas of you body, very nerve-dense. You also interact a lot with fingers...imagine an unhealed finger-prick getting into something contaminated--Yuck. Also, (and this holds true for any area of the body tested, though) if you get something on a finger and fail to get it off when testing, it will skew the results. So if you have PBJ residue on your finger, your count will be higher. If you have soap unwashed off your fingers, it may be lower. So many things to keep in mind when testing...
It is smart to occasionally test between forearm and fingers to see how close they are...Keep in mind meters allow for 10-20% variation b/t closely-spaced tests...Isn't that amazing?
