TELCARE
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Blood Glucose Monitoring System
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Testing on Your Palm
Prepare the lancing device with a new lancet and clear cap. Cock the lancing
device so that it is ready to use. Select a site on your palm that does not have
veins, moles, excessive hair, or bone. Vigorously rub the side of your palm with
your other hand for at least 10 seconds. You should feel it get quite warm.
Press the opening of the clear cap against a fleshy area of the palm. Press the
lancing device up and down in a slow pumping motion for several seconds to
help the flow of blood.
Keep steady pressure on the area and press the release button. Do not be afraid
to apply pressure to the area with the lancing device to assist the flow of blood.
Continue to press the cap against the area for a few seconds to allow blood to
come to the surface. You can see the blood drop through the clear cap. Do not
smear the blood when removing the lancing device. If the blood drop is too
small, the meter will show “Error: Not Enough Blood.” Insert a new strip and
obtain a new blood drop.
If the results from alternate site testing differ from how you feel, use
fingertip testing instead.
user
tip
Telcare users have found that a 26 gauge lancet or thicker (a number lower
than 26) is needed in order to obtain an adequate blood drop for palm testing.
Ultra-fine lancets that are adequate for finger testing will often fail to yield
enough blood for palm testing.
