Checking Your Blood Glucose
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5. Gently squeeze your finger, if needed, until a blood drop the
size of a pinhead forms.
Lance your forearm, upper arm, or hand
1. To bring fresh blood to the surface of the test site, rub the site
vigorously for a few seconds (Figure 7-22) until you feel it get-
ting warm.
2. Set the depth setting on the lancing device (Figure 7-23).
3. Hold the lancing device (with the clear cap) against the top of
your test site.
4. Press the release button. Do not lift up; continue to hold the
button and gradually increase pressure against the site for
several seconds (Figure 7-24).
5. While holding the lancing device on your test site, look
through the clear cap. The blood sample should be about the
size of a pinhead.
6. Lift the lancing device straight up; be careful not to smear the
blood sample on your test site.
Figure 7-22
Figure 7-23
Measurements obtained from alternate site testing
should not be used to calculate insulin doses with
the mylife OmniPod System.
Figure 7-24
Lancing device depicted in
Figures 7-23 and 7-24 is
representative only. Please
follow the instructions
included with your specific
lancing device.
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