Forearm
Obtaining a blood sample from alternative sites – forearm, upper arm, and base of
the thumb – is subject to limitation. Contact your healthcare professional before
beginning alternative site testing.
•Alternative site results may dier from ngertip results when blood glucose
levels change rapidly (e.g. after eating a meal or taking insulin, or during or
after exercise)
•Use alternative sites before, or more than two hours after, you eat a meal, take
insulin, or exercise
Do not use blood samples from alternative sites when:
•You think your blood glucose is low or changing rapidly
•You have been diagnosed with hypoglycaemic unawareness
•Alternative site results do not match the way you feel
•You are within two hours of eating a meal, taking insulin, or exercising
Performing a Blood Glucose Test
Open the foil test strip packet at the notch and tear down to remove the
test strip.
Insert the Test Strip
With the contact bars (3 black lines) facing up, insert the test strip into the meter
until it stops. This turns on the meter.
Note: The meter turns o after 3 minutes of inactivity. Remove and reinsert the unused
test strip to restart the meter.
This display always appears when the meter is turned on.
Do not use the meter if the display check screen does not exactly match the
example. Contact Customer Service.
See “Testing Your Blood Glucose” section for more information.
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