Alternate Site Testing (Ast) - Roche Accu-Chek Performa Manuel De L'utilisateur

Alternate Site Testing (AST)

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 glucose. If blood from an alternate
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). The two palm testing sites are the fleshy
areas under the thumb (thenar) and under the little finger (hypothenar). This is because your
glucose level changes quicker in your fingertip than in the alternate sites. These differences
may cause you to make the wrong therapeutic decision, producing adverse health effects.
Please read the following section before you try testing from other sites.
hypothenar
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thenar