What is the most appropriate time for arm testing?
Arm testing is most appropriate prior to, or more than two hours after meals, insulin dose, or physical exercise. You should use your fingertip when testing within two hours after meals, an insulin dose, or physical exercise, or whenever glucose levels may be changing rapidly. When initiating post-meal arm testing, obtain finger results in conjunction with arm results to help assess whether the site to site differences are significant.
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