Alternate Site Testing At Glucose Measuring; Performing A Blood Test Using An Alternate Site - Infopia LipidPro User Manual

Alternate site testing at glucose measuring

Note : This alternate site testing is applied to glucose testing only.
Upper Arm
Dorsal Hand
Thigh
Important Information About Using Alternate Sites Testing :
- Alternate sites where you can test are dorsal hand, ventral palm, upper arm,
forearm, calf, and thigh.
- Under certain conditions, blood glucose test results obtained using samples
taken from your alternate sites may differ significantly from fingertip samples
- The conditions in which these differences are more likely to occur are when your
blood glucose is changing rapidly such as following a meal, as insulin dose, or
associated with physical exercise.
- When blood glucose is changing rapidly, fingertip samples show these changes
more quickly than alternate sites samples.
- When your blood glucose is falling, testing with a fingertip sample may identify
a hypoglycemic (low blood glucose) level sooner than a test with a alternate
sites sample.
- Use alternate sites samples only for testing prior to or more than two hours after
meal, insulin doses, or physical exercise.
- Testing performed within two hours after meals, insulin doses, or physical
exercise or whenever you feel that your glucose levels may be changing rapidly
should be done from the fingertip.
- You should also use fingertip testing whenever you have a concern about
hypoglycemia (insulin reactions) such as when driving a car, particularly if you
suffer from hypoglycemic unawareness (lack of symptom to indicate as insulin
reaction), as forearm testing may fail to detect hypoglycemia.
Forearm
Ventral Palm
Fingertips
Calf
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Performing a Blood Test using an Alternate site

Important :
We recommend that you test on your fingertip if you are testing for hypogly-
cemia (low blood glucose) or if you have a history of reoccurring hypoglyce-
mia.
To ensure accurate results when lancing your forearm, upper arm, hand, thigh,
or calf, wash 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.
- Consult your healthcare professional(doctor) before you begin using the
alternate site
Caution
- To ensure accurate results when lancing your arm (Upper arm or forearm), leg (calf or
thigh) or palm (ventral palm or dorsal hand), wash your hand and test site with soap
and water.
- To receive accurate test results, at least 0.3 minimum sample volume is required.
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