Testing your blood glucose – Abbott Freestyle Lite User Manual

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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.

With the FreeStyle® Lite Meter, you can test your blood glucose on

your forearm, fingers, upper arm, hand, thigh, or calf.
Testing with the FreeStyle Lite Meter requires a very small sample

size, 0.3 microliters of blood; about the size of pinhead

(example: • ).

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.

WARNING:

We recommend that you test on your fingers if you are testing

for hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or if you suffer from

hypoglycemia unawareness.

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