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Two hours or more after exercising.
Caution
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Do not use sites other than fingertips for testing when blood glucose is rapidly rising or falling, within
2 hours of eating, after taking insulin, immediately after exercise, or when you are ill or under stress.
Alternative Site Testing should not be used to calibrate continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMs).
Results from Alternative Site Testing should not be used in insulin dose calculations. Do not use AST if:
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You think your blood glucose is low.
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You are unaware that you might have hypoglycemia
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You are testing for hyperglycemia.
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Your AST results do not match the way you feel.
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Your routine glucose results fluctuate often.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CONTROL SOLUTION TESTS
Control solution contains a known amount of glucose that reacts with test strips and is used to check that
your meter and test strips are working together properly.
Materials needed to perform a control solution test:
iHealth Wireless Smart Glucose Meter (BG5S)
iHealth Test Strips (AGS-1000I / EGS-2003)
iHealth Control Solution (Level I, Level II, or Level III)
Perform a control solution test when:
First receiving or purchasing the meter
Checking the meter and test strips (which should be done at least once a week)
Using a new vial of test strips
You suspect the meter or test strips are not working properly
Your blood glucose test results are not consistent with your expectation, or you think the results are
not accurate
Practicing the testing process
The meter has been dropped or damaged
PERFORMING A CONTROL SOLUTION TEST
When the meter is not connected to your app on your Android or iOS mobile device:
You can only perform this test with the test strip whose type is EGS-2003 in this situation, and it is
