CONTOUR NEXT GEN - HANDLING SPECIAL TEST RESULTS AND AST; Interpreting LO and HI Glucose Readings; ALTERNATIVE SITE TESTING (AST) GUIDELINES; AST Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

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Contour
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next GEN blood glucose monitoring system
TESTING
LO or HI Results
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• If the meter beeps twice and displays the
LO screen, your blood glucose reading is
under 0.6 mmol/L. Follow medical advice
immediately. Contact your health care
professional.
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• If the meter beeps once and displays the
HI screen, your blood glucose reading is over
33.3 mmol/L:
1. Wash and dry your hands well.
2. Retest with a new strip.
If results are still over 33.3 mmol/L, follow
medical advice immediately.
Alternative Site Testing (AST): Palm
Always wash your hands with antibacterial soap and water and dry
them well before and after testing or handling the meter, lancing
device, or test strips.
WARNING
• Ask your health care professional if Alternative Site Testing
(AST) is right for you.
• Do not calibrate a continuous glucose monitoring device
from an AST result.
• Do not calculate an insulin dose based on an AST result.
For Alternative Site Testing, use the clear endcap. Your
Contour next GEN meter can be used for ngertip or palm
testing. See the lancing device insert for detailed instructions
on Alternative Site Testing.
Do not use AST under the following conditions:
• If you think your blood glucose is low.
• When blood glucose is changing rapidly, such as after a meal, after
an insulin dose, or during or after exercise.
• If you are unable to feel symptoms of low blood glucose
(hypoglycemic unawareness).
• If you get alternative site blood glucose results that do not agree with
how you feel.
• During illness or times of stress.
• If you will be driving a car or operating machinery.
Alternative site results may be dierent from ngertip results when
glucose levels are changing rapidly (e.g., after a meal, after taking
insulin, or during or after exercise). Additionally, glucose levels may not
rise as high or fall as low as levels in the ngertip. As such, ngertip
results may identify hypoglycemic levels sooner than alternative site
results.
Alternative Site Testing is recommended only when it is more than
2 hours after a meal, diabetes medication, or exercise.
If you do not have a clear lancing device endcap to perform AST,
contact Customer Service. See the back cover for contact information.