SD CodeFree™ BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
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Testing
Your Blo
od Sugar
3. Alternative Site Testing (AST)
Important Information About AST
Sites other than your fingertip may have
fewer nerve endings so obtaining a blood
sample from these sites may be less painful.
The technique for Alternative site testing is
different from fingertip testing. Blood glucose
results from sites other than your fingertip
could be significantly different due to blood
glucose levels changing rapidly after a meal,
insulin, or exercise.
Consult with your diabetes healthcare
professional prior to testing from a site other
than your fingertips.
Results obtained from sites other than the
fingertip may differ significantly as is the case
with all blood glucose monitoring systems.
Rapidly changing results are likely to occur
after eating. Insulin dosing and physical activity
are shown in the fingertip more quickly than in
Alternative sites.
Consider Alternative Site Testing When ;
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Testing before a meal
•
You are in a fasting state
•
Two hours have passed since a meal
•
Two hours have passed since insulin
dosing
•
Two hours have passed since physical
activity
