Blood Glucose Monitoring Basics

This course covers the latest technologies, techniques, and best practices to ensure effective diabetes management, care, and education.

  • Learn key methods and best practices for accurate blood glucose monitoring

  • Understand the benefits and limitations of A1c and continuous glucose monitoring

  • Gain practical skills for performing and teaching fingerstick measurements

    A few more words about this course

    This course is designed to provide comprehensive education on blood glucose monitoring. This course covers the latest technologies, techniques, and best practices to ensure effective diabetes management, care, and education.

    Program Objectives:

    • List two benefits to blood glucose monitoring 
    • List two methods of blood glucose monitoring 
    • Describe how to properly perform a fingerstick blood glucose measurement
    • Discuss two limitations of A1c measurements 
    • Describe the benefits to continuous glucose monitoring systems

    Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing,  Provider #18078, for 1 contact hour.
    Provider approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, Provider A839319
    There are no refunds or cancellations

    Lucille Hughes

    DNP, MSN/Ed, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES
    Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
    Your instructor, Dr. Lucille Hughes, is the President of Diabetes Insights LLC. She has been a Registered Nurse for 40 years and has more than 37 years’ experience in both inpatient and outpatient diabetes care and program management. As a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, she has cared for patients across the age spectrum from pediatrics to adult patients living with diabetes. Lucille is considered an expert in the use of blood glucose monitoring technology. She is board certified in advanced diabetes management and is proud to be a fellow of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists where she has served over seven years in the following positions: Board of Director, Member’s Affiliate Liaison, Treasurer, President Elect, 2023 President, and Immediate Past President. 

    Lucille is passionate about sharing her knowledge with both health care professionals and people living with diabetes.

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