How To Test Your Blood Sugar Levels | 7 Simple Steps | Diabetes UK

Knowing your blood sugar levels helps you manage your diabetes and reduces your risk of having serious complications – now and in the future.

In this video, we're sharing how you can test your blood sugar levels in 7 simple steps.

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[hahahameinhoondon]

Omg best video i have seen so far on youtube. I did not know that I had to clean up.

[Ziplock]

Good video thanks. It would have been useful to say *when* to test and when not. Like before or after a meal.

[muhammadumer]

Mam Mari sugar glucose random level is 85 is it right or not? Plz tell me

[rachaelx]

I keep getting an E1 error message flashing up and the strip is not drawing the blob of blood up. Not sure where I am going wrong. Can anyone help?

[fxc]

I got told NOT to use the first drop of blood.?

[manog]

Does it have to be too fast? Is any cost involed? I undrestood what you said but you need to consider everybody, so speak clearly and slowly please.

[rimaahali]

It's better to get your lance ready before placing strip, my opinion. If you use alcohol wipes, don't use first drop of blood. It could be tainted and not give you accurate results.

[optimalsupreme]

actually the needle or lancet u can use again and again. Secondly, some dont have a adjustment for the lancet. The needle or lancet pricks so fast there is no worry for contamination, unless of course u drop it or ur finger is some how dirty. Thirdly, those things somehow turn off. watch out. Also, due to wrong readings.As it does start to happen. Products designed to fail. Reset by taking the battery out flipping the battery, putting the cap back on .Then taking completely out . Then put back right usually fatter or plus side up. Never trust the reading as it can be too high or tool low should be within 6. Then you might or usually have todo this ever 15 reading or so even cleaning the port with a alcohol swab. ie alcohol on a Kleenex ..placed on a toothpix . Just be careful when u place it in the port. GL

[organicmethamphetamine]

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[chonnget]

So you don’t use your thumb and index finger?

[aidanfortune]

Wow you need to do a video on how to do it must be a lot of dum people out there