Clever Choice Auto-Code Pro, Owner'S Manual

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Alternative Site Testing
IMPORTANT:
There are limitations with AST (Alternative Site Testing).
Please consult your health care professional before you per-
form AST.
What is AST?
Alternative site testing (AST) means
that people use parts of the body other
than the fingertips to check their blood
glucose levels. This system allows you
to test on the palm, the forearm, the
upper arm, the calf or the thigh with
results equivalent to fingertip testing.
What is the advantage?
Fingertips feel pain more readily
because they are full of nerve endings
(receptors). At other body sites, since
nerve endings are not so condensed,
you will not feel as much pain as on
the fingertips.
When to use AST?
Food, medication, illness, stress and exercise can affect blood glu-
cose levels. Capillary blood at fingertip reflects these changes faster
than capillary blood at other sites. Thus, when testing blood glucose
during or immediately after meal, physical exercise, or any other
event, take the blood sample from your finger only.