Glucose Meter Check

Patients using a home glucose meter to monitor blood sugar may have the meter evaluated to determine the accuracy of the results at the request of their physician. The patient must bring his/her meter and testing supplies to the collection site. With a physician order, the laboratory will collect a venous specimen at the same time that the patient does a fingerstick using his/her meter. The laboratory specimen is analyzed and compared to the patient’s meter result identifying whether the meter result is acceptable or unacceptable. A report of the Glucose Meter Check is sent to the ordering physician.