blood glucose may be observed in finger blood samples sooner than blood
samples from the forearm and other alternate sites. Rub the alternate test
sties about 20 seconds before lancing. If you are testing for hypoglycemia
(low blood glucose), or if you suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness, we
recommend that you test on your fingertips.
2. Talk to your doctor to see if alternative site testing is right for you. With a
little bit of education, you can give your fingertips a rest and maybe test
more often than you do now. For people with diabetes, more frequent test-
ing is a good thing. Just remember: any time you want to be sure of an ac-
curate, up-to-date blood glucose reading, test on your fingertip.
3. We strongly recommend you do AST
ONLY
in the following intervals:
● In a pre-meal or fasting state (more than 2 hours since the last meal).
● Two hours or more after taking insulin.
● Two hours or more after exercise.
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