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ABOUT ALTERNATIVE SITE TESTING (AST)
Important: There’re limitations for doing AST.
Please consult your healthcare professional before
you do AST.
What is AST?
Alternate site testing (AST) means that people use parts
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cose levels. Glucocheck Test Strips allow you to test on the
palm, the forearm, the upper arm, the calf, and the thigh
testing.
What’s the advantage?
Fingertips feel pain more readily be-
cause they are full of nerve endings
(receptors). At other body sites, since
nerve endings weren’t so condensed,
you won’t feel as much pain as at the
When to use AST?
Food, medication, illness, stress and exercise can af-
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blood at other sites. Therefore when testing blood
glucose during or immediately after meal, physical exer-
cise, or any other event,
take blood sample from your
