Alternate Site Testing (Ast) - Accu-Chek Aviva User Manual

Alternate Site Testing (AST)

You have the option of testing other places on your body besides the fingertip. You can test the palm,
forearm, upper arm, thigh, or calf. While fingertip blood can be tested at any time during the day, there
are times when testing from any other approved site is not ideal—usually when your blood glucose is
rapidly changing. Please read the following section before you try testing from other areas.
IMPORTANT
• Talk to your healthcare professional about Alternate Site Testing.
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Do not change your treatment because of just one result.
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NEVER ignore symptoms of high or low blood glucose.
If your blood glucose does not match how you feel, perform a fingertip test to
confirm your result. If the fingertip result still does not match how you feel, see
Chapter 2 "Unusual Test Results."
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