fingerstick

The results of tests are different for analytes in venous bold and fingerstick blood.

There are OTC fingerstick glucometers and CGMs approved.

Where T1s are concerned, patient education has always included the need to check with fingerstick readings sometimes, and to be aware of mismatches between sensor readings and how you're feeling.

My interest is peaked with my being a type 1 diabetic w 42 years on RNA derived insulin and 42 years since starting fingerstick blood glucose tests since Febuary 1983.

However, I use the Libre 2 Plus with my Tandem t:slim pump, and since March of this year I have contacted Abbott at least ten times because the CGM consistently reports low blood glucose when a fingerstick reading is actually 20–30 percent higher.

Fingerstick samples are particularly bad for this (even though there are current point of care devices that do this).

Fingerstick samples are particularly bad for this (even though there are current point of care devices that do this).