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14.1 Preparing for AST testing
5. Choose a fleshy area of the alterna-
tive site and wash it with warm,
soapy water or use an alcohol wipe.
Ensure that the skin is dry before
taking a blood sample.
As an example you can use the top side
of your forearm, approximately 5 cm be-
low the elbow.
6. Firmly press the clear AST cap
against the selected site. Press the
release button and continue to apply
pressure to the site for a couple of
seconds. You can watch the drop of
blood form through the clear cap.
The blood drop should be approximately
this size:
If the drop is smaller, release the pres-
sure for a few seconds, keeping the de-
vice on the skin. Then re-apply pressure
until you get a sufficiently large drop of
blood.
14.2 Measuring blood glucose
1. Obtain a drop of blood as described
above.
2. Hold the meter so the test strip is
pointing downwards at a slight angle.
Touch the front edge of the test strip
against the blood without delay.
The strip draws up the blood. As soon
as the correct amount of blood has
been drawn up, the meter beeps and
the test commences automatically.
The meter recognizes if too little
blood has been applied and displays
an error message.
000
appears in
the display at the start of the test.
3. Dispose of the used lancets and test
strips safely.
4. Remove the clear AST cap from the
lancing device and replace it with the
original plastic cap.