Abbott Diabetes Care FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Monitor - Manual (Page 30)

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Testing Your Blood Glucose
Important: To ensure accurate results, wash
your hands and test site (for example, your
forearm) with soap and water. Make sure
there is no cream or lotion on the test site.
Thoroughly dry your hands and test site.
WARNING: We recommend that you test on your fingers or palm
(at the base of the thumb) if you are testing for hypoglycemia (low
blood glucose) or if you suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness.
• With the FreeStyle Flash ™ System, you can test your blood glucose
on your forearm, upper arm, hand, thigh, calf, as well as your fingers.
• Testing with the FreeStyle Flash System requires a very small
sample size, just 3/10th microliter of blood; about the size of a
pinhead (example: ).
• Most healthcare professionals recommend testing when blood
glucose values are stable: before meals and before bedtime. How-
ever, when blood glucose is changing, blood from the fingertips
or palm (at the base of the thumb) may show these changes sooner
than blood from other sites.
Times when you may be checking for low blood glucose include:
• When you are feeling symptoms such as weakness, sweating,
nervousness, headache, or confusion.
• When you have delayed a meal after taking insulin.
• When your healthcare professional advises you to do so.