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This article, the first in a series of articles relating to clinical skills in nursing, outlines the procedure of capillary blood glucose monitoring. This is a convenient way of monitoring blood glucose patterns and can be a useful aid in guiding treatment changes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, especially during periods of illness or frequent hypoglycaemia.
Nursing Standard. 21, 38, 35-38. doi: 10.7748/ns2007.05.21.38.35.c4561
Correspondencemaureen.wallymahmed@aintree.nhs.uk
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