What factors can affect the reading you get from a glucometer?

Check out the papers mentioned

Ginsberg BH. Factors affecting blood glucose monitoring: sources of errors in measurement. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2009;3(4):903-913. Published 2009 Jul 1. doi:10.1177/193229680900300438 

Olamoyegun MA, Oloyede T, Adewoye OG, Abdulkarim SO, Adeleke AA. Pseudohyperglycemia: Effects of Unwashed Hand after Fruit Peeling or Handling on Fingertips Blood Glucose Monitoring Results. Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2016;6(6):362-366. doi:10.4103/amhsr.amhsr_396_15 

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