Running A Blood Sugar Test With Blood From Your Palm, Forearm, Upper Arm, Thigh, Or Calf; Important - Accu-Chek Aviva Manual Del Usuario

Running a Blood Sugar Test with Blood from Your Palm,
Forearm, Upper Arm, Thigh, or Calf (non-fingertip testing)
You have the option of testing other sites on your body
besides the fingertip. Blood obtained from a fingertip can
be used at any time to measure blood sugar. The two
palm testing sites are the fleshy areas under the thumb
(thenar) and under the little finger (hypothenar). If blood
from an alternative site such as the palm, forearm, upper
arm, thigh, or calf is used, there are certain times when
testing is not appropriate (see next section). This is
because your blood sugar level changes faster in your
fingertip than in the alternative sites. These differences
could cause you to make the wrong therapeutic decision,
producing adverse health effects. Please read the next
section before you try testing from other sites.

IMPORTANT

Talk to your doctor before you begin using other test sites.
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