Lifescan OneTouch SelectSimple Owner's Manual page 14

Testing with a forearm or palm sample
The OneTouch® SelectSimple™ Meter lets you obtain a blood
sample from your forearm or palm. Getting a drop of blood
from these "alternate sites" may be less painful than a
fingertip sample.
If you are testing:
Routinely before meals. Prior to
or more than two hours after:
• a meal
• exercise
• a rapid-acting insulin injection
or insulin pump bolus
When your blood glucose is
changing rapidly, such as:
• within two hours after a meal
• within two hours after a
rapid-acting insulin injection
or insulin pump bolus, or
• during or within two hours
after exercise
 CAUTION:
Talk to your healthcare professional before using your
forearm or palm for testing.
Use blood sample
from your:
Fingertip, forearm,
or palm
Fingertip
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 CAUTION:
Do Not test on your forearm or palm when:
• You think your blood glucose is rapidly falling, such as within
two hours of exercise or a rapid-acting insulin injection or
insulin pump bolus. Testing with a fingertip sample may
identify hypoglycaemia or an insulin reaction sooner than
testing with a forearm or palm sample.
• It has been less than two hours after a meal, a rapid-acting
insulin injection or insulin pump bolus, physical exercise, or
you think your glucose level is changing rapidly.
• You are ill or during times of stress.
• You are concerned about the possibility of hypoglycaemia
or an insulin reaction, such as when driving a car. This is
especially important if you suffer from hypoglycaemia
unawareness (lack of symptoms to indicate an insulin
reaction).