Measuring blood glucose involves using a hand held device, a blood glucose meter, to instantly measure the glucose level in a drop of capillary blood. This is usually taken from the patient\u2019s finger tip.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Measuring blood glucose involves using a hand held device, a blood glucose meter, to instantly measure the glucose level in a drop of capillary blood. This is usually taken from the patient\u2019s finger tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tomorrows-clinicians","category-uncategorized","entry"],"youtubeVideo":"450129477\/0deccc7489","question1":"Who can take a sample for blood glucose monitoring?","answers1":"Anybody that has been shown |Anybody that has had training and is competent |Only nurses and doctors","correctAnswer1":"1","correctAnswerText1":"","question2":"Where would you want to obtain a sample from?","answers2":"The patient\u2019s thumb\r\n|The lateral part of the pulp over the distal phalanx\r\n|The tip of the finger","correctAnswer2":"1","correctAnswerText2":"","question3":"What should be done if frequent capillary blood glucose monitoring is required?","answers3":"Use the same site to take blood\r\n|Take a sample from a vein instead\r\n|Rotate the site from which blood is taken\r\n|Use the toes to take a blood sample","correctAnswerText3":"Repeated damage to finger tips by blood sampling can cause a reduction in sensation. The testing site should be rotated (i.e. use other fingers). Avoid using the toes, as patients with diabetes are prone to diabetic foot disease and ulceration.","correctAnswer3":"2","question4":"How often do you have to perform a quality control?","answers4":"Daily\r\n|Monthly\r\n|Daily, and when using a new pot of test strips for the first time","correctAnswer4":"2","correctAnswerText4":"","question5":"What personal protective equipment should you wear when performing a blood glucose?","answers5":"Gloves\r\n|Gloves and apron\r\n|Wash and dry hands only","correctAnswer5":"1","correctAnswerText5":"","question6":"How should you prepare the patient prior to the test?","answers6":"Ask the patient to use alcohol gel\r\n|Ask the patient to wash hands with soap and water and dry them thoroughly\r\n|Ask the patient to wipe their hands with an alcohol wipe","correctAnswer6":"1","correctAnswerText6":"If the patient is unable to wash their hands, you should clean the test site for them.","question7":"How should you ensure that enough blood is taken to perform the test?","answers7":" Make sure that the window on the test strip is completely filled with blood and the meter has started the test\r\n|Take 1 ml of blood to perform the test\r\n |Fill a 2 ml syringe with blood encase more blood is required for the test\r\n \r\n| Any of the above","correctAnswer7":"0","correctAnswerText7":"","question8":"What is the normal blood glucose level?","answers8":"1-4 mmol\/L\r\n| 4-7 mmol\/L\r\n| 7-11 mmol\/L\r\n| 11-15 mmol\/L","correctAnswer8":"1","correctAnswerText8":"","question9":"What should be done to obtain an accurate blood glucose level?","answers9":"Take a random capillary blood glucose level\r\n| Take a capillary blood glucose level after a meal\r\n| Take a venous blood glucose level after taking diabetic medication\r\n| Take a fasting venous blood glucose level","correctAnswer9":"3","correctAnswerText9":"Since eating can affect the blood glucose, a fasting venous sample is the most accurate way to measure blood glucose.","question10":"When checking the test strips to be used for capillary blood glucose monitoring ensure that the:","answers10":"Test the strips have not passed their expiry date\r\n|Test strips are the correct strips for the blood glucose device being used\r\n|Test strips are measuring blood glucose\r\n|All of the above","correctAnswer10":"3","correctAnswerText10":"Test strips must be within their expiry date. There are many different devices for measuring capillary glucose. Ensure the test strips are suitable for the device being used. Capillary blood ketones can also be tested using similar test strips, so you must ensure the strips you are using are the correct type.","question11":"","answers11":"","correctAnswer11":"","correctAnswerText11":"","question12":"","answers12":"","correctAnswer12":"","correctAnswerText12":"","question13":"","answers13":"","correctAnswer13":"","correctAnswerText13":"","question14":"","answers14":"","correctAnswer14":"","correctAnswerText14":"","question15":"","answers15":"","correctAnswer15":"","correctAnswerText15":"","icon":"measuring-blood-glucose","parentId":"","recapId":"388","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":610,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions\/610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}