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Slide show: Blood sugar testing

By Mayo Clinic staff

 

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Photo of blood sugar testing supplies

Gather your tools

Blood sugar testing is usually done with a special needle called a lancet and an electronic glucose monitor. Start by gathering your supplies:

  1. Lancet
  2. Lancing device cap for finger sticks
  3. Lancing device cap for alternate-site sticks
  4. Glucose monitor
  5. Lancing device
  6. Dial to set depth of skin puncture (available on some lancing devices)
  7. Vial containing test strips
  8. Test strip

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March 1, 2008

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