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Fingertip test only:
If
sick
If blood glucose is low
After
exercising
Two hours or less after eating
When you have just taken insulin
After injecting rapid-acting insulin (two hours or less)
If you often do not notice when your blood glucose is low, do a fingertip test.
AST Results:
If the blood glucose test result from the alternate site test does not match how you feel, do
a fingertip test to confirm the result again.
Do NOT change your treatment just because of
an alternate site
result, do a fingertip test
to confirm the result.
Talk with your healthcare professional before you test with your fingertip, palm or forearm.
Do NOT ignore symptoms of high or low blood glucose.
Fingertip samples are able to show the rapid change of glucose faster than forearm
samples.
Do NOT change your treatment just because of a result.
