Information for Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare Professionals: Follow the infection control procedures
appropriate for your facility.
A drop of fresh, whole blood is required to perform a blood glucose test. Fresh
venous, capillary, arterial or neonatal blood may be used. Caution should be taken
to clear arterial lines before blood is drawn. Caution should be exercised in the
interpretation of neonatal blood glucose values below 2.8 mmol/L. Refer to your test
strip package insert for additional healthcare professional information.
Decisions about whether to recommend alternative site testing (AST) should take
into account the motivation and knowledge level of the patient and his or her ability
to understand the considerations relative to diabetes and AST. If you are considering
recommending AST for your patients, you need to understand that there is a potential
for a signifi cant difference between fi ngertip/palm and alternative site blood glucose
results. The difference in capillary bed concentration and blood perfusion throughout
the body can lead to sample site-to-site differences in blood glucose results. These
physiological effects vary between individuals and can vary within a single individual
based upon his or her behaviour and relative physical condition.
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