User manual

6. Lift the lancing device
straight up; be careful
not to smear the blood
on your testing site.
1. Remove the lancing
cap by twisting o.
5. While holding the
lancing device on your
test site, look through
the clear cap until
a round drop of
blood appears.
7. Place the edge of the
test strip to the drop
of blood. The blood
will automatically be
drawn up.
2. Insert lancet and
replace with the
clear cap.
3. Rub the test site for a
few seconds until you
feel it getting warm.
Applying heat may
be helpful.
4. Continue to hold the
lancing device and
gradually increase
pressure for several
seconds.
CAUTION:
Do not test on your upper arm, forearm, dorsal hand, ventral palm, thigh,
or calf when:
1. You think you blood glucose is rapidly falling. For example within two
hours of exercise, rapid-action insulin injection, or an insulin pump bolus.
2. Testing with a ngertip sample may identify hypoglycemia or an insulin
reaction sooner than testing with a forearm or palm sample.
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Lancing Using the Clear Cap for an
Alternate Site Area
Lancing Using the Clear Cap for an
Alternate Site Area, Cont.
REMEMBER:
1. Consult with your healthcare professional before using alternate
site testing.
2. Choose a dierent puncture site each time you test. Repeated punctures
in the same spot may cause soreness and calluses.
3. If bruising occurs at an alternate site or you have diculty getting
a sample, consider sampling from a ngertip instead. You may want
to review the choice of sites with your healthcare professional.
4. Do not share lancing device with anyone, including other
family members.