Alternate Site Testing - METRADO Gluceofine Operation Manual

Alternate Site Testing

Upper Arm
Dorsal Hand
Important Information About Using Alternative 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 di er signi cantly from ngertip 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 sample from
alternate sites.
• 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 ngertip.
• You should also use fingertip testing whenever you have a concern about hypoglyce-
mia (insulin reactions) such as when driving a car, particularly if you su er from
hypoglycemic unawareness (lack of symptom to indicate as insulin reaction), as
forearm testing may fail to detect hypoglycemia.
Thigh
Forearm
Ventral Palm
Fingertips
Calf
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