Palmdoc PalmDoc II, Owner'S Manual

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Owner’s Manual
Alternate Site Testing (AST)
There are important limitations to Alternate Site
Testing (AST). Please consult your healthcare
professional before performing AST.
What is AST?
Alternate Site Testing (AST)
means you can use parts
of the body other than
your fingertips to check
your blood glucose levels.
PalmDoc II meters allow you
to test on your palm, forearm,
upper arm, calf or thigh.
See Figure 1.
What is the Advantage?
Fingertips feel pain more
readily because they are full of
nerve endings (receptors). At other body sites,
nerve endings are not so numerous and you will
not feel as much pain as you will experience at
the fingertip.
Figure 1
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