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From Forearm
Important Notes Regarding Forearm Testing
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• Check with your Doctor or Healthcare Professional
to see if forearm testing is right for you.
• Results from forearm are not always the same as
results from ngertip.
• Always perform testing using ngertip samples
under the following conditions:
~ Within 2 hours of eating, exercise, or taking insulin,
~ If your blood sugar may be rising or falling rapidly
or your routine results are oen fluctuating,
~ If you are ill or under stress,
~ If your forearm test results do not match how you
feel,
~ If your blood sugar may be low or high,
~ If you do not notice symptoms when blood sugar is
low or high.
1. Select area to be lanced. Wash with soap and warm
water, rinse and dry thoroughly.
2. Rub area vigorously or apply a warm dry compress to
increase blood flow.
3. Place end of lancing device equipped
with a lancet rmly against forearm.
Press Trigger Button. Apply rm pressure
on lancing device for 10 seconds. Apply
sample to test strip Sample Tip.
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