Prodigy Pocket - Guidelines for Alternate Site Testing (AST); When to Use Alternate Site Testing

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When to use AST?
Food, medication, illness, stress and exercise can
affect blood glucose levels. Capillary blood at
the ngertip reects these changes faster than
capillary blood at other sites. Therefore, if you
are testing your blood glucose level during or
immediately after a meal, physical exercise or
stressful event, take the blood sample from your
ngertip only.
Use AST only:
v Two hours or more after your last meal.
v Two hours or more after taking insulin.
v Two hours or more after exercise.
v During a relaxed and calm state.
Do not use AST if:
v You have reason to believe you have
hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
v Your routine glucose results are often
uctuating.
v You are pregnant.
*To increase accuracy when using AST, rub
the puncture site before extracting blood. An
alternate site device is required to perform AST. If
you do not have an alternate site device but would
like to use one, please contact Customer Care at
1.800.243.2636.
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