Choosing The Right Moment - Accu-Chek Compact Plus User Manual

14.1 Choosing the right moment

Before you test with blood collected from the forearm, the upper arm,
the calf or the thigh, be aware of the following limitations:
Capillary blood in the fingertip and the palm responds more quickly to
changes in blood glucose levels than blood in the forearm, the upper
arm, the calf and the thigh. Blood glucose values tested in blood taken
from these sites may therefore differ from values tested in blood taken
from the fingertip and palm.
The difference in the blood glucose values is partly because the finger-
tips and the palm contain more blood vessels than other sites.
Do not test blood from the forearm, the upper arm, the calf and the
thigh:
up to two hours following a meal, when blood glucose values can
change quickly
after exercise
if you have a temperature or if a medical condition is limiting your
mobility, e.g. after breaking a leg or being confined to bed
if you suspect that your blood glucose is extremely low (hypoglyce-
mia)
if you know that you sometimes do not notice when you are hypo-
glycemic
during peak action time of short-acting insulin (up to approximately
4 hours after the injection) or rapid-acting insulin analogues (up to
approximately 2 hours after the injection)
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Alternate sites testing
Alternate Sites for Testing
Palm of the hand below
the thumb
Palm of the hand below
the little finger
Inside of the forearm
Upper arm
Outside of the forearm
Calf
Thigh
Alternate sites testing
preferred
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alternative
sites
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