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 neonate blood glucose values below 50 mg/dL (2.8 mmol/L). Refer to
your 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
test 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
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