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Lancing Your Finger
a. Set the depth setting on the lancing device to
Level 1.
b. Lightly touch the lancing device (with the
gray cap) against the side of your fingertip.
c. Press the release button.
d. Gently squeeze your finger, if needed, until
a blood drop the size of a pinhead forms
(example: • ).
Filling the Test Strip with Blood
a. Make sure that the test strip is in the meter
and the meter is powered on. (If the meter
is in clock mode, take out the test strip and
reinsert it into the meter.) You are now ready
to apply the blood sample.
b. Bring the test strip to the blood sample at a
slight angle.
c. The test strip acts like a sponge and pulls the
blood into the strip through the sample area.
Test Strip Edge
a. Hold the clear cap down against the top of
your test site. Press the release button.
Do not
lift up.
b. Continue to hold the lancing device and
gradually
increase pressure for several
seconds.
c. While holding the lancing device on your test
site, look through the clear cap; the blood
sample should be about the size of a pinhead
(
example
: • ).
d. Lift the lancing device straight up; be careful not to smear the blood
sample on your test site.
Important
: Avoid lancing areas with obvious veins or moles to avoid
excess bleeding.
Important
: Avoid lancing areas where tendons or bones stick out
(for example, hand bones and ankle bones.)
Lancing Your Palm
When lancing on the palm (at the base of the thumb) use the clear cap
as you would for any alternative site, but there is no need for vigorous
rubbing.
• Physiologic differences in the circulation between the finger or
palm (at the base of the thumb) and other test sites like the forearm,
upper arm, top of hand, thigh, and calf may result in differences in
blood glucose measurements from these test sites and your finger
or palm (at the base of the thumb). Differences in blood glucose
measurement between the other test sites and your finger or palm
(at the base of the thumb) may be observed after eating, insulin
medication, or exercise.
Lance Your Forearm, Upper Arm, Hand, Thigh, or Calf
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