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Nurses and other health care professionals need to understand that care must be taken when measuring blood glucose. The most common place to lancet the skin is on the finger tips, specifically on the side of the fingertip. Sometimes other areas such as arm or thumb side of the palm may be used. It should be noted, that low glucose measures can only be detected on the blood from the fingertips. Blood sample is to be taken from clean and warm hands on a place where skin is intact and healthy. After puncturing, the first drop of blood should be wiped away and the next drop used for measuringto avoid possible little contaminants from disrupting the measuring process. Milking the finger or trying to push blood out is bad practice as it may result in interstitial fluid in the sample, which can cause false readings. (4.)
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