MediVena AC500 PRO, Operations & Procedures Manual

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AVAILABLE ALTERNATE SITES TESTING: PALM AND FOREARM
ONE-CARE® PRO (Model AC500 PRO) Blood Glucose Monitoring System provides you alternate sites
testing (AST). This system provides you to test on the palm and the forearm with the equivalent results to
fingertip testing.
CAUTION:
1. Physiologic differences in the circulation between the finger and other test sites like the forearm
and palm may result in differences in blood glucose measurements from the other test sites and
your fingertips. Changes in blood glucose may be observed in finger blood samples sooner than
blood samples from the forearm and other alternate sites. Rub the alternate test sites about 20
seconds before lancing. If you are testing for hypoglycemia (low blood glucose), or if you suffer
from hypoglycemia unawareness, we recommend that you test on your fingertips.
2. Talk to your doctor to see if alternate site testing is right for you. With a little bit of education, you
can give your fingertips a rest and maybe test more often than you do now. For people with
diabetes, more frequent testing is a good thing. Just remember: any time you want to be sure of
an accurate, up-to-date blood glucose reading, test on your fingertip.
3. We strongly recommend you do AST ONLY in the following intervals:
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In a pre-meal or fasting state (more than 2 hours since the last meal).
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Two hours or more after taking insulin.
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Two hours or more after exercise.
DO NOT use AST if:
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You think your blood glucose is low.
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You are unaware of hypoglycemia.
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Your AST results do not match the way you feel.
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You are testing for hyperglycemia.
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Your routine glucose results are often fluctuating.
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If you are pregnant.
There are limitations for doing AST. Please consult your healthcare professional before you do AST.
Forearm
Palm
Limitations:
(a) AST measurements should never be used to calibrate continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).
(b) AST measurements should never be used in insulin dosing calculations.
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