Robin Lewis explains how to take a capillary blood sample and how to read the test result
Measuring blood glucose in patients with diabetes by taking a sample of capillary blood is a safe method. It is also good for detecting hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia, and managing complications of diabetes.
Nursing Standard. 28, 26, 66-66. doi: 10.7748/ns2014.02.28.26.66.s63
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