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Lancing Your Forearm, Upper Arm, Hand,
Thigh, or Calf
To bring fresh blood to the surface of the test
site, rub the test site vigorously for a few seconds
until you feel it getting warm. Lance the test site
with the lancing device:
a. Hold the clear cap down against the top of
your test site. Press the release button.
Do
not lift up
.
b. Continue to hold the lancing device and
gradually
increase pressure for several seconds.
Important:
• Avoid lancing areas with obvious veins or moles to avoid
excess bleeding.
• Avoid lancing areas where tendons or bones stick out
(for example, hand bones and wrist bones).
Lancing Your Palm
When lancing on the palm (at the base of the thumb) use the clear
cap as you would for any alternative site, but there is no need for
vigorous rubbing.
• Physiologic differences in the circulation between the finger
or palm (at the base of the thumb) and other test sites like the
forearm, upper arm, top of hand, thigh, and calf may result in
differences in blood glucose measurements from these test sites
and your finger or palm (at the base of the thumb). Differences
in blood glucose measurement between the other test sites and
your finger or palm (at the base of the thumb) may be observed
after eating, insulin medication, or exercise.
c. While holding the lancing device on your test site, look through
the clear cap; the blood sample should be about the size of a
pinhead (
example:
).
d. Lift the lancing device straight up; be careful not to smear the
blood sample on your test site.
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