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There are many different areas that you can test your blood sugar levels other than your fingers. You can do in between your fingers, your palm, and even in your feet. There are also certain meters you can use which can determine blood sugar without even pricking your finger.
What else can I help you with?
What does the medical abbreviation FS mean?
FS typically means fingers stick, as in FSBS (finger stick blood sugar).
What is a other word for glucose?
One synonym for glucose is blood sugar.
Does sucrose raise blood sugar level?
Sucrose is a type of sugar. Other types of sugar include glucose, fructose, and dextrose. Any sugar ingested raises blood sugar level.
How do you test blood sugar without lancets?
No, you can't monitor your blood sugar level without using lancets to draw your blood. But it isn't as bad as it once was, now many people can check it from blood on their arm instead of their fingers which is much less painful.
What sugar is responsible for rising blood sugar levels?
"Blood sugar" usually refers specifically to glucose/dextrose (two different names for the same compound). There are often other sugars present in the blood as well, such as fructose.
Is there another method besides finger-pricking to test blood sugar levels?
Pricking one's fingers is the most efficient and least painful method of checking one's blood sugar. However, it should not be causing lasting or noticeable pain. I suggest speaking to your doctor.
Are there any diabetes blood sugar tests that do not require pricking the fingers?
Yes, fortunately some new devices are available that do not require repeated finger pricking to monitor blood sugar levels. They work by measuring a beam of light that shines through the skin. They may require an initial drop of blood to calibrate the instrument.
What are the raw materials used in repiration?
sugar blood and other stuff
What is low blood glucose?
Low Blood Glucose is the same thing as Low blood sugar, since Glucose is a form of sugar. Glucose is different from other sugars because it has only half the amount of sweetness, compared to other sugars such as Dextrose or Maltose. Low blood sugar can result in Hypoglycemia, which is common in many people with diabetes.
Is there any way to test your blood sugar other than taking a blood sample?
Yes, you can test your blood sugar through a urine sample. The sample is checked with a colored dipstick that measures the presence of glucose in the urine. The blood sugar test with the blood sample is more accurate and more conventional.
Is hypogyclemia high blood sugar?
No. Hypoglycemia is actually Low Blood Sugar. The word Hypo means, low, deficient, or under. Hyperglycemia is, on the other hand, High Blood Sugar, denotated by the Hyper prefix that means - High, Over, Above.
How are insulin and blood sugar related?
insulin helps transport the blood sugar into cells were sugar is needed. insulin is related to blood sugar cause insulin can lower blood sugar level.
