title: Influence of fruit juice on fingertips and patient behavior on self-monitoring of blood glucose.
abstract: We examined the influence of fruit juice on fingertips on self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) results and patient behavior regarding SMBG. We found hand washing with tap water after touching the flesh of fruit, rather than using alcohol swabs, to be very important for accurate SMBG.
authors.affiliation: Yashio Central General Hospital, 1-41-3 Midoricho, Yashio, Saitama 340-0808, Japan. arakawa.m@yashio-central-hospital.jp
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ebato
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results