Lancing Device Clear Tip Is Used For Alternate Site Testing - Infopia Element Neo Instructions For Use Manual

To ensure accurate results when lancing your arm
(forearm or upper arm), or palm (ventral palm or dorsal
hand), clean the test site with soap and water.
Make sure there is no cream or lotion on the test site.
Thoroughly dry your hands and test site.
WARNING
To reduce the chances of getting infection: never share a lancet or lancing device with
anyone.
The lancing device clear tip is used for alternate site testing
Lance the test site with the lancing device
1. Remove the lancing tip by twisting off.
2. Insert lancet and replace with the clear tip.
3. To bring fresh blood to the surface of the test site, rub
the test site vigorously for a few seconds until you feel
it getting warm. Applying heat may be helpful.
4. Adjust clear tip to the highest setting. Hold the clear tip
down against a fleshy area on the alternative site.
Press the release button. Do not lift up.
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5. Continue to hold the lancing device and gradually
increase pressure for several seconds.
6. While holding the lancing device on your test site, look
through the clear tip until a round drop of blood
appears.
7. Lift the lancing device straight up; be careful not to
smear the blood on your testing site.
8. Stick the edge of the test strip to the drop of blood.
Blood will automatically be drawn up.
REMEMBER
1. Consult with your healthcare professional before using alternate site testing.
2. Choose a different puncture site each time you test. Repeated punctures in the same
spot may cause soreness and calluses.
3. If bruising occurs at an alternate site or you have difficulty getting a sample, consider
sampling from a fingertip instead. You may want to review the choice of sites with your
healthcare professional.
4. Do not share reusable lancing device with anyone including other family members.
CAUTION
Do not test on your Alternative Site Test when
1. You think you blood glucose is rapidly falling. For example within two hours of
exercise, rapid-action insulin injection, or an insulin pump bolus.
2. Testing with a fingertip sample may identify hypoglycemia or an insulin reaction sooner
than testing with a forearm or palm sample.
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