Obtaining A Blood Drop
Use your lancing device to obtain a blood drop.
Recommendations for Obtaining a Blood Drop
• To obtain a sample from an alternative
site (forearm, upper arm, or base of the
thumb), use an appropriate alternative site
lancing device.
• Before you obtain a blood sample
from the fingertip, forearm, upper arm,
or base of the thumb, make sure the
sample site is clean, dry, and warm. To
warm the sample site, wash it in warm
water, rub the skin vigorously for a few
seconds, or apply a warm pad to it.
• Hang your arm down before pricking
your finger or the base of the thumb to
help blood flow.
•To obtain a blood sample from the arm,
use a fleshy area away from bone. Avoid
areas where there is a lot of hair.
• Avoid squeezing the puncture site.
• Apply the blood sample to the test strip
immediately.
Fingertip sampling
Upper arm sampling
Base of thumb
sampling
Forearm sampling
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Monitoring
Blood Glucose
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