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Getting a blood sample
Step 6
Puncture your forearm or palm
Firmly press and hold the lancing device against your forearm
or palm for a few seconds. Wait until the skin surface under the
OneTouch
®
AST
™
Clear Cap changes colour (as blood collects
beneath the skin). This tells you there is enough blood flow for
a good sample. Then press the release button while continuing
to apply pressure. Keep holding the lancing device against your
skin until a round drop of blood forms under the cap.
When sampling blood from your forearm or palm, make sure
the drop of blood is of at least one microlitre ( actual size)
before you release pressure and remove the lancing device.
Step 7
Remove the OneTouch
®
Lancing Device
Carefully lift the lancing device away from your skin.
Do not smear the blood sample.
Forearm
Palm
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