Performing a measurement
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Recommendations for the collection and measurement of capillary blood
To obtain a suitable blood drop:
• Wash your hands with warm water.
• Ensure hands are warm and dry before lancing
• If needed, massage your fingertip. After lancing yourself, try to obtain a sufficiently large free hanging drop
without excessive pressing or squeezing.
• We recommend obtaining the capillary blood from the side of the fingertip as this part is the least sensitive to
pain.
For determination of cholesterol only, wipe off the first drop of blood with a cotton ball and use the
second drop of blood for the test.
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