Strange Readings?

Type 2
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Question for the diabetics out there,
Today before lunch I test my sugar from my left index finger and it was 420, I thought this was high so I retested in the next finger down, my left middle finger and got 271. Only cause there was a big diffence I tested my left ring finger and it was 192. So I was woundering is you sugar different in different places and if so why?

Lately I have been running high like in the high 100’s low 200’s
Can someone help me understand this?

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If I test twice in a row, usually it is different, but not that vast of a difference. The only time that actually happened to me was when I made a pitcher of OJ, from the frozen concentrate. I tested and was 24.1 (434), which I knew was impossible. So I washed my hands and retested and it was 5.1 (92). So I must have gotten some of the concentrate on my hands. I never wash my hands before testing…but this made me start.

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Hello David! Blood sugar tests can be really sensitive to anything that might be on your skin (like small amounts sugar, milk, cheese …) . If you are seeing this big of a difference, this could likely be the reason. Two recommendations:

  1. Wash and dry your hands before testing (even if they are clean)
  2. Use the second drop of blood: I usually squeeze the first drop out, wipe it off, then test with the second because there is a lower chance that the second drop will have other “stuff” in it.

See this discussion for more info!

(I should confess that I always use the second drop of blood, but I don’t always wash my hands!!)

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Thank you for the other discussion, and the trick in using the 2nd blood i will have to try that. I don’t always wash my hands, but I do use the alcohol prep pads. Sometimes I wash after getting blood before eating and sometimes when I think about it before, but must of the time I use the prep pad. Usally I don’t test multiple times but that was really high so thats why I rechecked.