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You may still have a variation from the result because blood
glucose levels can change significantly over short periods,
especially if you have recently eaten, exercised, taken
medication or experienced stress .
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In addition, if you have eaten recently, the blood glucose
level from a finger stick can be up to 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L)
higher than blood drawn from a vein (venous sample) used
. Therefore, it is best to fast for eight (8) hours
for a lab test
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before doing comparison tests. Factors such as the amount
of red blood cells in the blood (a high or low hematocrit) or
the loss of body fluid (severe dehydration) may also cause a
meter result to be different from a laboratory result.
References:1) Surwit, R.S., and Feinglos, M.N.: Diabetes Forecast (1988), April, 49-51. 2)
Sacks, D.B: "Carbohydrates." Burtis,C.A, and Ashwood,E.R.(ed.),Tietz Textbook of Clinical
Chemistry. Philadelphia:W.B. Saunders Company (1994),959.
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