[acb-diabetics] Question about using alcohol to clean finger.

[Mike Freeman]

If the alcohol is allowed to evaporate, there is no residue and therefore no 
effect upon blood glucose readings taken from the anointed finger. However, 
under most circumstances, using alcohol isn't necessary if your fingers are 
clean and you haven't eaten something that leaves a glucose-rich residue on 
them. Frankly, incessant use of alcohol to clean before shots dates from the 
days when people weren't quite as fastidious as they generally are these 
days.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jostombaugh at hotmail.com>
To: <acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 11:08 AM
Subject: [acb-diabetics] Question about using alcohol to clean finger.


> My twin sister also has Type II diabetes and she heard that using alcohol 
> swabs to clean the finger to be punctured elevates the glucose reading. 
> Has anyone else heard this and can anyone tell me if it is true? There are 
> some occasions when alcohol swabs would be more convenient for me to use 
> than soap, water and paper towels. Thanks for any information you can 
> provide. Jo Anne Stombaugh.
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