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Basal Insulin
Diabetes Lab eTraining Slide 7
- Also known as long acting or intermediate acting
- Delivered at home in the morning and/or evening, or throughout the day by insulin pump
- Controls the blood glucose in the fasting state, when you鈥檙e not eating
Meters
Diabetes Lab eTraining Slide 3
- Meters do not only display numbers.
- Some display 鈥淟o鈥� or 鈥淗i鈥� for out of range readings.
- Some of them also display specific 鈥渆rror codes鈥� that may indicate problems like an insufficient blood sample or that the temperature is out of range.You will need the meter manual to respond to these error codes.
- You can get information about a specific meter and test strips from several different sources.
- A copy of the manufacturer鈥檚 manual for the meter should be provided by
Lancets
Diabetes Lab eTraining Slide 2
There are many types of lancets and lancet devices.
Many students will use a lancing device. Some lancing devices have several depth settings to allow for the difference between sensitive fingers and callused fingers. Some come with two caps for the end that touches the finger to adjust the depth of puncture. In addition, the pressure of the finger on the cap determines how deep the puncture will go. It should be deep enough to provide an adequate amount of blood, but not be so deep as to cause bruising or pain.