Do not change your treatment because of just one result.
NEVER ignore symptoms of high or low blood glucose.
If your blood glucose does not match how you feel, perform a
fingertip test to confirm your result. If the fingertip result still does
not match how you feel, call your healthcare professional.
Alternative site testing may be done:
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Immediately before a meal
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Fasting
DO NOT test from an alternative site:
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Two hours or less after eating
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After exercising
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If you are sick
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If you think your blood glucose is low
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If you often don’t notice when your blood glucose is low
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During peak action time of short-acting insulin or rapid-acting insulin analogues
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Up to two hours after injecting a short-acting insulin or a rapid-acting insulin analogue
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