Core Tip: Although the blood glucose meter is easy to use and easy to operate, it is hidden from the university.

The invention of the portable blood glucose meter brought revolutionary changes to blood glucose monitoring for diabetic patients, completely ending the history of blood glucose monitoring that had previously only been available in hospitals. Although the blood glucose meter is easy to use and simple to operate, it is hidden from the university.

At present, the diagnosis of diabetes in the world is based on the measurement of blood plasma glucose in the laboratory. The portable blood glucose meter uses capillary blood, which belongs to whole blood. Since the whole blood contains tangible cellular components, the measured blood glucose level is generally lower by about 15% than the value of plasma glucose or serum sugar. However, the value of a portable glucose meter cannot be used as a standard for diagnosing diabetes, but it can be used to monitor blood glucose.

Learning 1 Assistant for initial diagnosis and treatment

The portable blood glucose meter is a common instrument used by the primary hospital to detect blood glucose in patients. The test results can be used to guide the clinical medications of the primary doctors, and can eliminate the ketoacidosis coma, hyperosmolar coma, and hypoglycemic coma caused by diabetes in time. Or avoid the delay of rescue time due to waiting for various inspections and inspection results.

Through blood glucose measurement, asymptomatic patients with pre-diabetes or β-cell decompensation can be found as soon as possible, and life behavior therapy and drug treatment can be performed early so that β-cells can be rested and retrograde recovery can be achieved. For patients with blood glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L, a glucose tolerance test should be performed to determine if they have diabetes. When the patient's blood glucose is ≥ 11.1 mmol/L, glucose should be used with caution. If the condition requires the use of glucose, insulin should be added for treatment. In addition, for hyperglycemic people, in addition to their blood glucose monitoring, other relevant tests should be completed.

Study 2 How to guide self-test blood sugar

Based on the patient's condition, the primary doctor can teach him to use the correct monitoring method, and through the analysis of the test results, he can guide the patient's diet, exercise, and individualized drug treatment.

Especially for patients who use insulin, multi-point monitoring is particularly important. Through monitoring, abnormal changes in the patient's condition can be detected in time. When high-risk signals appear, they should be promptly treated.