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Common Testing Mistakes and How to Prevent Them (continued)

MISTAKE #4: Not drying hands before testing.

While it’s important to make sure your hands are clean before testing, it’s also important to make sure they are dry. Having excess water on your fingertips when testing can dilute the result, causing the reading to be unreliable. Also, wet hands can make the blood droplet difficult to collect, potentially causing you to waste a test strip.


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Reviewed by Francine Kaufman, MD. 8/08