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DiaCheck DA12
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
H. ALTERNATE SITE TESTING
General Information of Alternate Site Testing
Users have the options of testing other sites on
body besides the fingertip. Users can test the palm,
forearm and upper arm as well. 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 blood glucose is rapidly
changing. Please read the following section before
testing from other areas.
Caution:
1. Talk to healthcare professional about AST (Alternate Site Testing).
2. Do not change treatment because of just one result.
3.
NEVER
ignore symptoms of high or low blood glucose.
4. If blood glucose does not match how users are feeling, perform a
fingertip test to confirm result. If the fingertip result still does not match
how user feel, please refer to the following several items and contact with
healthcare professionals.
Alternate site testing may be done:
•
Immediately before a meal
•
Fasting
DO NOT test from an alternate site:
•
Two hours or less after eating
•
After exercising
•
If user is sick
•
If user think blood glucose is low
•
If user often
don’t
notice when blood glucose is low
•
When basal insulin is most active
•
After injecting rapid-acting insulin (two hours or less)
