Bayer HealthCare Contour Next Link User Manual page 14

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 test 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 testing 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, contact
Bayer Diabetes Support. Please see back cover for contact
information.
Getting a Blood Drop for Alternative Site Testing
1. Wash your hands and the
2. Attach the clear AST endcap to
3. Select a puncture site from
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puncture site with soap and warm
water. Rinse and dry well.
the M ® 2 lancing device.
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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.
6. Lift the device straight up and
away from the skin without
smearing the blood.
7. Test immediately after you have formed a small, round
blood drop.
Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop of
blood. The blood is pulled into the test strip through the tip.
Do not test the blood sample from palm if you get:
• Smeared blood
• Clotted blood
• Runny blood
• Clear fluid mixed with the blood
8. Hold the tip of the test
strip in the blood drop
until the meter beeps. Do
not press the tip against
the skin or place the blood
on top of the test strip or
you could get inaccurate
results or errors.
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