Testing On Your Palm Or Forearm - WaveSense jazz Oweners Manual

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Testing on Your Palm or Forearm

Testing glucose levels with blood obtained from the palm
(at the base of the thumb) or forearm may reduce the pain of
testing. The technique for testing on the palm and forearm
is slightly different than testing on the finger. Always discuss
changes to your testing habits with your healthcare profes-
sional.
IMPORTANT: When testing on the palm (at the base of the
thumb) or forearm, you may need to set the lancing device
to a deeper setting or use a larger lancet to obtain enough
whole blood to perform a test. Consult your healthcare
professional for a recommendation.
For testing on your palm or forearm:
[1] Prepare Lancing Device: Always use the AST clear lanc-
ing device cap on the lancing device.
[2] Rub Test Site:
Palm:
To increase the blood
flow in your palm (at
the base of the thumb)
or forearm, rub the
area that you will be
testing. Ensure that
your palm or forearm
is facing up and held level.
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Forearm:
[3] Lance Test Site: Press the tip of the clear cap against the
skin of your palm of your hand (at the base of the thumb) or
forearm. Hold the tip to the test site for a few seconds before
pressing the release button.
Palm: Forearm:
[4] Express Blood Drop: After lancing, hold the lancing
device against your skin until a blood droplet forms. Make
sure the blood drop is large enough to completely fill the
visual fill window of the test strip. Pull the lancing device
directly off your palm or forearm to ensure that you do not
smear the blood drop.
Palm:
Palm:
Return to Chapter
8, step 4 to continue
with testing
instructions.
Release Button
Forearm:
Forearm:
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