Acon On Call Plus User Manual page 26

Forearm and Palm (at the base of the thumb) Testing
The forearm and palm areas have fewer nerve endings than the fingertip so you
may find that obtaining blood from these sites is less painful than from the fingertip.
The technique for forearm and palm sampling is different. You need the clear cap
to draw blood from these sites. The clear cap is not adjustable for puncture depth.
IMPORTANT: There are important differences among forearm, palm and fingertip
samples that you should know. Important Information about forearm and palm
glucose testing:
• You should talk to your healthcare professional before doing forearm or palm
glucose testing.
• When blood levels are changing rapidly such as after a meal, insulin dose or
exercise, blood from the fingertips may show these changes more rapidly than
blood from other areas.
• Fingertips should be used if testing is within 2 hours of a meal, insulin dose or
exercise and any time you feel glucose levels are changing rapidly.
• You should test with the fingertips anytime there is a concern for hypoglycemia
or you suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness.
Please refer to Fingertip Testing to insert the lancet and load the lancing device.
1. Screw the clear cap onto the lancing device.
2. Choose a puncture site on the forearm or palm.
Select a soft, fleshy area of the forearm that is clean
and dry, away from bone, and free of visible veins
and hair.
To bring fresh blood to the surface of the puncture
site, massage the puncture site vigorously for a few
seconds until you feel it getting warm.
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