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You should consult with your health care provider before
using alternate site testing.
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 warm.
Press the opening of the clear cap against a fl eshy area of the
palm. Press the lancing device up and down in a slow pumping
motion for several seconds to help the fl ow 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 fl ow 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. Lift
the lancing device straight up. 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 diff er from how you
feel, use fi ngertip testing instead.
8. Applying blood to the test strip:
Gently touch the test strip to the drop of
blood. The test strip will absorb the blood.
Keep the test strip in the blood drop until
you see the blood sample end of the test
strip fi ll.
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