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Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Do NOT perform an AST when:
• You have hypoglycemic unawareness (not able to tell if you have low blood sugar).
• You will be operating machinery or driving a car.
• You are not feeling well.
• Within 2 hours of a meal, exercise, or medication.
• When You think your blood glucose is low.
• Your AST results do not match how you feel.
• You are testing for hyperglycemia.
• Your routine glucose results are often uctuating.
Consult with your healthcare professional to decide if AST is right for you.
NOTE:
• Rubbing forearm until warm before lancing will help minimize the difference with
ngertip test results. The palm (at the base of the thumb) does not require rubbing
before testing.
• If results from alternative site testing do not agree with how you feel, use ngertip
testing instead.
1. Shu M, Osamu F, Kazuhiro H, Yoshihito A: Hypoglycemia Detection Rate Differs Among Blood Glucose
Monitoring Sites. Diabetes Care 28(3):708–709, 2005
2. American Diabetes Association Position Statement: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2020.Diabetes
Care 2020; 43 (Suppl.1). https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/43/Supplement_1/S1
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