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Consider Alternate Site Testing When:
•Testingbeforeameal.
•Youareinafastingstate.
•Twohourshavepassedsinceameal.
•Twohourshavepassedsinceinsulindosing.
•Twohourshavepassedsincephysicalactivity.
Use Fingertip Testing:
•Withintwohoursafterameal.
•Withintwohoursafterinsulindosing.
•Withintwohoursafterphysicalactivity.
•Ifyouhaveahistoryofhypoglycemia,areexperiencinglowblood
glucose, or suffer from hypoglycemic unawareness (you cannot tell
when you have low blood glucose).
•ToconrmyourbloodglucoselevelifyourASTresultisnotconsistentwith
how you feel.
•Duringtimesofstressorillness.