Blood glucose testing.This machine uses a small blood sample to test a patient.
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MODEL RELEASED. Blood glucose testing.This machine uses a small blood sample to test apatient's blood sugar levels which are thendisplayed on the screen. The patient's finger ispricked to extract a drop of blood. The blood isplaced on a chemically-coated silver strip andinserted into a glucometer, which gives a glucosereading. Diabetis mellitus is usually caused byinsufficient insulin production by the pancreas.Treatment includes controlling dietary sugarintake and insulin injections.