Do not change your treatment because of just one result.
NEVER ignore symptoms of high or low blood sugar.
If your blood sugar does not match how you feel, do a fingertip test to confirm your result.
If the fingertip result still does not match how you feel, call your doctor.
Tests from sites other than your fingertip may be done:
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Immediately before a meal
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Fasting
Fingertip test only:
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Two hours or less after eating
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After exercising
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If you are sick
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If you think your blood sugar is low
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If you often don't notice when your blood sugar is low
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During peak action time of short-acting insulin or rapid-acting insulin analogues
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Up to two hours after injecting a short-acting insulin or a rapid-acting insulin analogue
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