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We strongly recommend you do AST in the following
intervals:
In a pre-meal or fasting state (more than 2 hours since
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the last meal).
Two hours or more after taking insulin.
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Two hours or more after exercise.
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Do
NOT
use AST if:
you think your blood glucose is low.
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you are unawareness 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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you are pregnant.
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How to increase the accuracy?
Stimulating blood perfusion by rubbing the puncture site
prior to blood extraction has a significant influence on the
glucose value obtained. Blood from the site without rubbing
exhibits a measurably different glucose concentration than
blood from the finger. When the puncture site was rubbed
prior to blood extraction, the difference was significantly re
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duced.
Please follow suggestions below before getting a
drop of blood:
Rub the puncture site about 20 seconds before pen-
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etration.
Use a clear cap (included in the kit) instead while setting
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the lancing device.
