SD CodeFree - Annex 1: Information for Healthcare Professionals

SD CodeFree™ BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
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Product Technical Information
Annex 1 : Information for Healthcare
Professionals
Decisions about whether to recommend
alternative site testing (AST) should take into
account the motivation and knowledge level of
the patient and his or her ability to understand
the considerations relative to diabetes and AST.
If you are considering recommending AST for
your patients, you need to understand that
there is a potential for a signicant dierence
between ngertip and alternative site blood
glucose test results. The dierence in capillary
bed concentration and blood perfusion
throughout the body can lead to sample site-
to-site dierences in glucose results. These
physiological eects vary between individuals
and can vary within a single individual based
upon his or her behavior and relative physical
condition. Our studies involving AST of adults
with diabetes show that most persons will nd
their glucose level changes more quickly in the
ngers’ blood than the alternative sites’ blood.
This is especially important when glucose levels
are falling or rising rapidly. If your patient is used
to making treatment decisions based upon
ngertip readings, he or she should consider the
delay or lag-time, aecting the reading obtained
from an alternative site.
Healthcare professionals : Follow the
infection control procedures appropriate for
your facility