SD CodeFree - Alternative Site Testing (AST) Procedures

SD CodeFree™ BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
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Testing Your Blood Sugar
3. Alternative Site Testing (AST)
Important Information About AST
Sites other than your ngertip may have
fewer nerve endings so obtaining a blood
sample from these sites may be less painful.
The technique for Alternative site testing is
dierent from ngertip testing. Blood glucose
results from sites other than your ngertip
could be signicantly dierent due to blood
glucose levels changing rapidly after a meal,
insulin, or exercise.
Consult with your diabetes healthcare
professional prior to testing from a site other
than your ngertips.
Results obtained from sites other than the
ngertip may dier signicantly as is the case
with all blood glucose monitoring systems.
Rapidly changing results are likely to occur
after eating. Insulin dosing and physical activity
are shown in the ngertip more quickly than in
Alternative sites.
Consider Alternative Site Testing When ;
• Testing before a meal
• You are in a fasting state
• Two hours have passed since a meal
• Two hours have passed since insulin
dosing
• Two hours have passed since physical
activity