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TESTING
LO or HI Results
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• If the meter beeps twice and displays the
LO screen, your blood glucose reading is
under 0.6 mmol/L. Follow medical advice
immediately. Contact your health care
professional.
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• If the meter beeps once and displays the
HI screen, your blood glucose reading is over
33.3 mmol/L:
1. Wash and dry your hands well.
2. Retest with a new strip.
If results are still over 33.3 mmol/L, follow
medical advice immediately.
Alternative Site Testing (AST): Palm
Always wash your hands with antibacterial soap and water and dry
them well before and after testing or handling the meter, lancing
device, or test strips.
WARNING
• Ask your health care professional if Alternative Site Testing
(AST) is right for you.
• Do not calibrate a continuous glucose monitoring device
from an AST result.
• Do not calculate an insulin dose based on an AST result.
For Alternative Site Testing, use the clear endcap. Your
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GEN meter can be used for fingertip or palm
testing. See the lancing device insert for detailed instructions
on Alternative Site Testing.
Do not use AST under the following conditions:
• If you think your blood glucose is low.
• When blood glucose is changing rapidly, such as after a meal, after
an insulin dose, or during or after exercise.
• If you are unable to feel symptoms of low blood glucose
(hypoglycemic unawareness).
• If you get alternative site blood glucose results that do not agree with
how you feel.
• During illness or times of stress.
• If you will be driving a car or operating machinery.
Alternative site results may be different from fingertip results when
glucose levels are changing rapidly (e.g., after a meal, after taking
insulin, or during or after exercise). Additionally, glucose levels may not
rise as high or fall as low as levels in the fingertip. As such, fingertip
results may identify hypoglycemic levels sooner than alternative site
results.
Alternative Site Testing is recommended only when it is more than
2 hours after a meal, diabetes medication, or exercise.
If you do not have a clear lancing device endcap to perform AST,
contact Customer Service. See the back cover for contact information.
