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Fingertip test only:
If sick
If blood glucose is low
After exercising
Two hours or less after eating
When you have just taken insulin
After injecting rapid-acting insulin (two hours or less)
AST Results:
If the blood glucose test result from the alternative site test does not match how you feel, do a
fingertip test to confirm the result again.
Do NOT change your treatment just because of an alternative site result, do a fingertip test to
confirm the result.
If you often do not notice when your blood glucose is low, do a fingertip test.
Caution:
Talk with your healthcare professional before you test with your forearm.
Do NOT ignore symptoms of high or low blood glucose.
Fingertip samples are able to show the rapid change of glucose faster than forearm samples.
Do NOT change your treatment just because of a result.