SD CofeFree - Alternative Site Testing (AST)

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.
These changes show up 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