ForaCare FORA D40 Owner's Manual page 10

Do NOT use AST if:
You think your blood glucose is low.
You are unaware of hypoglycemia.
Your AST results do not match the way you feel.
You are testing for hyperglycemia.
Your routine glucose results are often fluctuating.
How to increase the accuracy?
Stimulating blood perfusion by rubbing the puncture site prior to blood
extraction has a significant influence on the glucose value obtained.
Blood from the site without rubbing exhibits a measurably different glucose
concentration than blood from the finger. When the puncture site was rubbed
prior to blood extraction, the difference was significantly reduced.
Please follow suggestions below before getting a drop of blood:
Rub the puncture site about 20 seconds before penetration.
Use a clear cap (included in the kit) instead while setting the lancing device.
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