A 44-year-old member asked:
Could blood sugar measure give you a false reading?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
33 years experience
No: Hi. Blood glucose is measured enzymatically, and the enzymes used have very high specificity for glucose, so no other sugars are measured. This does NOT refer to continuous glucose monitors, where, due to the relatively high voltage used to drive the reaction, acetaminophen (paracetamol) interferes with the reaction and is "read" as glucose.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Why does blood from different fingers give you a different blood sugar reading?
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Dr. David Geffneranswered
Endocrinology 56 years experience
Should not: There is a difference in readings +/- a certain% even from the same finger done twice.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
What is a normal reading for blood sugar?
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Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Blood sugar: It varies widely from 75 to 195.
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