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Ventral palm/Dorsal hand
Forearm
Choose a fleshy area of the forearm or upper arm away from bone, visible
veins and thick hairs of the arm. Sometimes there is less blood flow to these
areas than to the fingertip. To help you get enough drops of blood, you may
gently massage or apply a heating pad to the site to increase blood flow.
Choose a fleshy area on the palm,
below your thumb or pinky finger.
Select a spot without any visible
veins and away from any deep lines,
which may cause your blood sample
to smear.
Upperarm
To ensure accurate results when lancing your arm
(forearm or upper arm), or palm (ventral palm or
dorsal hand), clean the test site with soap and water.
Make sure there is no cream or lotion on the test site.
Thoroughly dry your hands and test site.
Warning
To reduce the chances of getting infection: never share a lancet or lancing
device with anyone.
The lancing device clear tip is used for alternate site testing
Lance the test site with the lancing device
1. Remove the lancing tip by twisting o .
2. Insert lancet and replace with the clear tip.
3. To bring fresh blood to the surface of the test site,
rub the test site vigorously for a few seconds until
you feel it getting warm. Applying heat may be
helpful.
4. Adjust clear tip to the highest setting. Hold the
clear tip down against a fleshy area on the
alternative site. Press the release button.
Do not lift up.
5. Continue to hold the lancing device and gradually
increase pressure for several seconds.