Lancets | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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If you have diabetes, its important to check your blood sugar regularly. By doing so, you can make adjustments to your diet and activity level to better control your sugars. If youre taking oral medications for diabetes or insulin, keeping a careful record of your blood sugars can help your doctor fine-tune your diabetes treatment program. In addition, good blood sugar control may help you avoid some of the common complications of diabetes so you can stay healthier.

You can use a blood glucose meter[1] to check your blood sugar level at home. A small needle called a lancet is used to poke the skin (usually on a finger or on your arm) to get a small drop of blood. The drop of blood is placed on a testing strip that goes into the blood glucose meter. The results will be displayed on the meter after several seconds. If your doctor recommend...