With a single finger prick, the HbA1c test (also known as the hemoglobin A1c test) can screen for prediabetes, diagnose diabetes, and manage your diabetes treatment plan over time [1]. However, it turns out that factors such as your age, race, and other medical conditions, such as your...
The gold standard for measuring glucose is a large chemistry analyzer in a lab, which measures values in plasma obtained from a vein with a needle. The glucose level in capillary whole blood, obtained via fingerprick and analyzed on a portable/home glucose monitor, is a different value, often...
Blood draw from a finger prick: You pick the finger that you would like to be used. A health care provider will clean and disinfect the chosen finger. Next, they’ll prick your finger with a small needle called a lancet. They will then squeeze your finger so that a drop of blood form...
Blood draw from a finger prick: You pick the finger that you would like to be used. A health care provider will clean and disinfect the chosen finger. Next, they’ll prick your finger with a small needle called a lancet. They will then squeeze your finger so that a drop of blood form...