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Manufacturer Recommendations
When NOT to Use Alternate-Site Testing
Abbott - MediSense/Precision
Advises using a fingertip sample when you are testing because you think your blood glucose is too low or if you have lost the ability to know when your blood glucose has fallen.
Bayer - Glucometer/Ascensia
Recommends fingertip sampling when testing blood glucose less than two hours after a meal, less than two hours after taking medication or less than two hours after exercise. If you plan to use alternate sites for blood-glucose testing, please consult your healthcare professional
LifeScan - OneTouch
Advises users to test from the fingertip when testing less than two hours after meals, insulin does or physical exercise. At all other times, including routine testing before meals, users can test from either the fingertip or the arm. LifeScan advises consulting healthcare professional before alternate site testing
Roche Diagnostics - Accu-Chek
Recommends testing with blood from your fingertip under the following conditions:
- When your blood glucose levels are rapidly increasing/decreasing
- When you think your blood glucose is extremely low
- If you have a history of not knowing when you are hypoglycemic
- Immediately following a meal
- Up to two hours after injecting rapid-acting insulin
TheraSense - Freestyle
Recommends testing on the fingertip when you think your blood-glucose is low or if you suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness. At all other times, including routine testing before and after meals, users can test on alternate sites.
Painless/Alternate-Site Testing | Cartridge-Based Testing
Glucowatch | The Lasette Plus
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