So I am sitting here with the TV on and not paying much attention to what they are showing. And then one of those ads for a new glucometer comes on stating that you no longer have to prick your finger. You can now do it on your arm. These people are just hawking their merchandise. They are not medical folks. Yet they are giving out medical advice.
I questioned my doctor about this practice of doing it on the arm. He told me, "The nearer the finger, the more accurate the reading." Now I know pricking the finger hurts. So I do mine on the cushions at the bottom of the fingers. One day I decided to test this. So I did a reading from my finger directly. Then I did one on my arm. There was a 15 point difference. And guess which one was lower. You guessed it. The arm. Fifteen points is a big difference. If your finger show 195 and your arm show 180, you are lulled into thinking you are in the safe zone. And you adjust our diet for the day accordingly.
Why hasn't the FDA picked up on this? They are giving medical advice. One of my pet peeves.