Alternative Site Testing (Ast) - Palm - Bayer HealthCare Contour Plus User Manual

Alternative Site Testing (AST) – Palm
WARNING
Ask your health care professional if Alternative
Site Testing is right for you.
IMPORTANT: For Alternative Site Testing, use the clear
endcap. Your C P
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ONTOUR
fingertip or palm testing. See the M
complete instructions in Alternative Site Testing.
IMPORTANT: Do not use AST under the following
conditions:
• If you think your blood sugar is low
• When blood sugar is changing rapidly (after a meal,
insulin dose or exercise)
• If you are unable to feel symptoms of low blood
sugar (hypoglycaemic unawareness)
• If you get alternative site blood sugar results that do
not agree with how you feel
• During illness or times of stress
• If you will be driving a car or operating machinery
Alternative Site results may be different from fingertip
results when glucose levels are changing rapidly (e.g.,
after a meal, after taking insulin, or during or after
exercise). Additionally, glucose levels may not rise as
high or fall as low as levels in the fingertip. As such,
fingertip results may identify hypoglycaemic levels
sooner than alternate site results.
Alternative Site Testing is recommended only when it
is more than 2 hours after a meal, diabetes medication
or exercise.
If you do not have a clear endcap to perform AST,
call Bayer Diabetes Care Customer Service at
14 0860 102 672.
meter can be used for
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® 2 insert for
ICROLET
Getting a Blood Drop for Alternative
Site Testing
1. Wash your hands and
the puncture site with
soap and warm water.
Rinse and dry well.
2. Attach the clear
AST endcap to the
M ® 2 lancing
ICROLET
device.
3. Select a puncture site
from a fleshy area on
the palm. Avoid veins,
moles, bones and
tendons.
4. Press the clear
endcap firmly against
the puncture site and
then press the blue
release button.
5. Maintain steady
pressure until a small,
round blood drop
forms.
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