Step 3-
For Testing on Palm and Forearm:
Hold the lancing device (use the clear
adjustable cap) against the test site
(base of palm or forearm). Avoid a test
site that has veins, moles, excessive
hair, or bone. Press the lancing device
firmly against the test site and press the
release button, do not lift up.
For forearm test sites, apply and release
pressure (“pumping”) for a few seconds
while keeping the lancing device in con-
stant contact with the skin. Palm testing
(at the base of the thumb) does not re-
quire pumping.
When the blood is approximately (.5 ml
blood drop graph) size, lift the lancing
device straight up without smearing the
blood.
NOTE:
• Rubbing forearm until warm before lancing will help minimize the dif-
ference with fingertip test results. The palm (at the base of the
thumb) does not require rubbing before testing.
• If results from alternate site testing do not agree with how you feel,
use fingertip testing instead.
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