Lifescan ONE TOUCH BASIC BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM Owner's Booklet page 78

There is a difference in the glucose
levels of venous blood (usually
drawn from a vein in your arm)
and capillary blood (blood from a
fingerstick). After a meal, the glucose
levels in the capillaries may be
1.1–3.9 mmol/L higher than the
levels in venous blood.
test is taken while you are in the
fasting state (before breakfast),
this difference will be minimal
(0.1–0.3 mmol/L).
Variation may also occur between
your Meter and the lab if the two tests
were not done within 10–15 minutes
of each other. Blood glucose values
If your lab
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change rapidly, especially after you
have eaten, and the two tests could
have very different results.
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