Fora V30 - Preparing the Puncture Site

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Preparing the Puncture Site
Stimulating blood perfusion by rubbing the puncture site before blood
extraction has a signicant inuence on the glucose value obtained.
Blood from a site that has not been rubbed exhibits a measurably
different glucose concentration than blood from the nger. When the
puncture site was rubbed prior to blood extraction, the difference was
signicantly reduced.
Please follow the suggestions below before obtaining a drop of
blood:
• Wash and dry your hands before starting.
• Select the puncture site either at ngertips or another body parts
(please see section “Alternative Site Testing” (AST) on how to select
the appropriate sites).
• Clean the puncture site using cotton moistened with 70% alcohol
and let it air dry.
• Rub the puncture site for about 20 seconds before penetration.
• Use a clear cap (included in the kit) while setting up the lancing
device.