A news story these past few days

There was a news story these past few days about Dr. Su Yifeng, who was measuring blood sugar and blood pressure at the Ketai Boulevard hunger strike site, being reported by citizens for violating the Physician Act for performing medical services without prior approval, potentially facing a fine of 20,000 to 100,000 NTD. Councilors and candidates present at the scene came out in support, saying "it was just assisting with blood pressure and blood sugar measurements" and "there were no other medical activities on site," and also claimed "measuring blood sugar is already explicitly defined as not a medical act." As a physician, I want to clarify this matter. This is because there's a concept that many people misunderstand. First, whether measuring blood sugar constitutes a medical act depends on the purpose, not the measurement itself. According to the interpretations of the health authorities, a medical act is defined as "examination, diagnosis, and treatment for the purpose of treating, correcting, or preventing human diseases, injuries, or disabilities," or prescriptions, medication administration, procedures, or treatments performed for the purpose of treatment based on the results of examination and diagnosis. Therefore, when individuals measure their blood sugar at home, it is not a medical act. The demonstration of pricking a finger when pharmacies sell blood glucose meters has also been interpreted by the authorities as falling within the scope of selling medical devices. However, if a person, clearly acting in the capacity of a physician, measures for the purpose of examination and diagnosis, and makes clinical judgments and treatment recommendations based on the results, then it falls under the definition of a medical act. Saying "measuring blood sugar is already explicitly defined as not a medical act" is a very imprecise conclusion. Second, the key to this matter is actually not about pricking the finger.