One group of Syrian refugees climbed over and under a razor wire fence â with small children and an elderly woman â in order to evade the Hungarian police and thereby have a chance at quickly passing through the country.
They all used the Dexcom system. After taking 1000 mg of acetaminophen, the subjects performed finger-stick blood glucose checks at 30 minutes and 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours. There were significant differences between the CGM and meter readings (P < .01) for the entire 8-hour period.
1 The use of a blood test for early detection of increased blood ketone levels can help to avert DKA3,4,5. 2  According to the ADA, blood ketone testing should be performed on sick days and whenever glucose is greater than 250-300 mg/dL.  Laffel L. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2000;29:707-723.