Abbott Diabetes Care Blood Glucose Monitoring System ART21258 - Manual (Page 25)

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Obtaining A Blood Drop
Use your lancing device to obtain a blood drop.
Recommendations for Obtaining a Blood Drop
•
To obtain a sample from an
alternative site (forearm, upper
arm, or base of the thumb), use
an appropriate alternative site
lancing device.
•
Before you obtain a blood sample
from the fingertip, forearm, upper
arm, or base of the thumb, make
sure the sample site is clean, dry,
and warm. To warm the sample
site, wash it in warm water, rub
the skin vigorously for a few
seconds, or apply a warm pad to it.
•
Hang your arm down before
pricking your finger or the base of
the thumb to help blood flow.
•
To obtain a blood sample from the
arm, use a fleshy area away from
bone. Avoid areas where there is a
lot of hair.
•
Avoid squeezing the puncture site.
•
Apply the blood sample to the test
strip immediately.
Fingertip sampling
Upper arm sampling
Base of thumb
sampling
Forearm sampling
Monit
oring
Blood
Gluc
ose
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