title: Capillary blood glucose monitoring.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust, Diabetes Centre, Walton Hospital, Liverpool. maureen.wallymahmed@aintree.nhs.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wallymahmed
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D000075202:Contraindications; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018579:Patient Selection
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin