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2. Talk to your doctor to see if alternate site testing is right for you. With a little bit
of education, you can give your ngertips a rest and maybe test more often than
you do now. For people with diabetes, more frequent testing is a good thing. Just
remember: any time you want to be sure of an accurate, up-to-date blood glucose
reading, test on your ngertip.
3. We strongly recommend you do AST ONLY in the following intervals:
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In a pre-meal or fasting state (more than 2 hours since the last meal).
• Two hours or more after taking insulin.
• Two hours or more after exercise.
DO NOT use AST if:
• You think your blood glucose is low.
• You are unaware of hypoglycemia.
• Your AST results do not match the way you feel.
• You are testing for hyperglycemia.
• Your routine glucose results are often uctuating.
• If you are pregnant.
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