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Alternative Site Test
Performing a blood test with an alternative site
The OKRA Pro meter stores up to 365 test results in its built-in memory, along with the
average sugar level for the number of days, which you have preset the glucose test
meter to calculate.
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1. Upper Arm / 2. Dorsal Hand / 3. Forearm / 4. Ventral Palm 5. Fingertips / 6. Thigh / 7. Calf
The OKRA Pro Blood Glucose Monitoring System gives you the ability to obtain a
blood sample for testing your sugar from different areas of your body.
The figure shown above displays the areas where you can test using your OKRA Pro
meter.
You may test your blood sugar from your forearm, upper arm, palm (ventral palm or
dorsal hand, fingertips, thigh, or calf.
It is recommended that alternative site testing be used when sugars are stable:
before meals and before bedtime. However, when sugars are changing, blood from
the fingertips may show these changes sooner than blood from other sites.
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Lancing and sampling from an alternative site area.
Sampling from your upperarm, forearm, dorsal hand, ventral palm, thigh, or calf
allows you to use your fingertips less often.
You may find that obtaining a blood sample from an alternative site is less painful
than using a fingertip. Getting a blood sample from your forearm or palm is different
than getting a sample from your fingertip.
Ventral palm / Dorsal hand
Forearm
Upper arm
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. This may cause your blood sample to
smear.
Calf
Thigh
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