Trividia True Metrix Air Owner's Booklet page 24

Tips for Forearm Sampling
Important Notes Regarding Forearm Testing
• Check with the Doctor or Diabetes Healthcare
Professional to see if forearm testing is appropriate.
• Results from the forearm are not always the same as
results from the finger.
• Use finger for testing instead of forearm for more ac-
curate results under the following conditions:
~ Within 2 hours of eating, exercise, or taking insulin,
~ If blood glucose may be rising or falling rapidly or
their results often fluctuate,
~ If the patient is ill or under stress,
~ If your forearm test results do not match how you feel,
~ If the glucose result may be low or high,
~ If symptoms of low or high glucose levels are not
evident.
1. Select area. Clean the area with soap and warm water,
rinse or use an approved disinfectant. Dry thoroughly.
2. Rub area vigorously or apply a warm, dry compress to
increase blood flow.
3. Lance forearm. Apply sample to Sample Tip of test strip.
4. After testing, recap and remove used lancet from
lancing device. Discard all biohazard materials into
appropriate container.
Used test strips and lancets are considered biohazardous.
Dispose used test strips and lancets into approved biohazard
container.
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