Diabetic Testing

A doctor told me that the blood of your arm is not the same as in finger. Does not sound right to me. same finger, it is more constant blood flow in your finger.I do both, and the finger is generally more accurate. The fingers are simply reading the real. Arm can be a little more out. The main thing is that you test the same way all the time. If you want to use your arms, it's where you have to do it all the time. If your fingers when you do all the time spent. The reason is that measurements can be very different. My arm is like a record 15 points more than my fingers on the same hand in the same minute. You should decide which place to live, and you do your test you want. I choose my fingers, because they are smaller numbers, and I think sometimes gets as low MDI and the lowest point should be, so I will not be too low. You can test five times in a row, the same blood hole, finger or arm, and get five different values, the meter 10-20% of the variance rate, and is not quite as precise as we all thought, is the drug companies ripping us of the fingers is more accurate than in the arm. It has been studied. 1 - fingertip generally reflect the changes in glucose concentrations than samples taken before the arm. 2 - glucose concentration varies throughout the body due to the type and number tisues ultizing it. There are a large number of muscles and fat in the arm than in the finger. 3 - not exactly match the concentrations of gluciose taken from the larger veins, which may also vary depending on where Vien. The same applies oxyen concentrations in the blood, however. Medical testing with your fingers is accepted practice by taking blood from the veins saves it is not necessary or possible. 15% - values for different things (such as glucose) was varied in practice + value gluicose concentration on a home meter / incorporated. Value between finger and arm can vary from 20% (usually less than the fingers). There is no particular problem, with high glucose, but can be critical hypoglycemia. Fingerprint test is more accurate. Forearm try it, give you a general idea of how well you do. Think of it this way: No bathroom is absolutely true, but it gives you a fairly accurate picture of what you do. Fingers gives you a more accurate current reading. It was explained to me that this is because the blood slowly pumped into your arm.