Summary
Having diabetes isn’t so bad - as long as you’re careful about managing your blood glucose! In this BrainPOP movie on blood glucose meters, Tim and Moby rhyme their way through each of the steps that diabetics need to complete to effectively test their glucose levels. You’ll learn how diabetics use their blood glucose meters - by loading in test strips, taking a blood sample with a lancing device, and writing down their readings in a log book. If you’ve been waiting to hear Tim bust some funky rhymes - and want to learn about blood glucose meters in the process - then this is the BrainPOP movie for you!
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Blood Glucose Meter:
- What is one new thing you learned about blood glucose meter?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining blood glucose meter.
- Draw or give one example of your own.