Alternative Site Testing - Fora D40 Pro Owner's Manual

Alternative Site Testing

Important:
There are limitations with AST (Alternative Site Testing).
● AST results should not be used for CGM calibration.
● AST results should not be used for insulin dosing calculations.
Please consult your health care professional before you perform AST.
What is AST?
Alternative site testing (AST) means that people use parts of the body
other than the fingertips to check their blood glucose levels. This
system provides you to test on the palm, the forearm or the upper arm
with the equivalent results to fingertip testing.
What is the advantage?
Fingertips feel more pain because they are full of nerve endings
(receptors). At other body sites, where nerve endings are not so
condensed, patients will not feel as much pain as you would pricking
your fingertip.
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