Alternate Site Testing
Check with your doctor to make sure alternate site testing is for you. Below are some resources about the accuracy of alternate site testing include palms VS fingertips
Palm Matches Fingertip Readings
Removing Obstacles To Testing Helps To Better Manage A1c
- An Analysis of Alternate Site Tests to Improve Patient Compliance with Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose
- Barriers and Behaviors in Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Other sources:
- Polonsky, W. H., Fisher, L., Schikman, C. H., Hinnen, D. A., Parkin, C. G., Jelsovsky, Z., Petersen, B., Schweitzer, M. & Wagner, R. S. (2011) Structured self-monitoring of blood glucose significantly reduces A1C levels in poorly controlled, noninsulin-treated type 2 diabetes: results from the Structured Testing Program study, Diabetes Care. 34, 262-7.
- Karter, A. J., Ackerson, L. M., Darbinian, J. A., D’Agostino, R. B., Jr., Ferrara, A., Liu, J. & Selby, J. V. (2001) Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels and glycemic control: the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Diabetes registry, Am J Med. 111, 1-9.
- Khamseh, M. E., Ansari, M., Malek, M., Shafiee, G. & Baradaran, H. (2011) Effects of a structured self-monitoring of blood glucose method on patient self-management behavior and metabolic outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus, J Diabetes Sci Technol. 5, 388-93.
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