Alternative Site Testing (Ast) - Palm - Bayer HealthCare CONTOUR NEXT 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 on your lancing device provided by Bayer. Your
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C N meter can be used for fingertip or palm
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testing. See the lancing device insert for 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
(hypoglycemic 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
hypoglycemic 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 Helpline at 1-800-268-7200.
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Getting a Blood Drop for Alternative Site Testing
The lancing device graphics are for illustration
purposes only.
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 lancing
device provided
by Bayer. Refer to
the lancing device
insert for detailed
instructions.
3. Select a puncture site
from a fleshy area on
the palm. Avoid veins,
moles, bones and
tendons.
4. Press the lancing device
firmly against puncture
site and then press the
release button.
5. Maintain steady pressure
until a small, round
blood drop forms.
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