Sample Collection Guide

Here are tips to help you collect a successful blood sample: 

• Drink plenty of water 30 minutes before collection. 
• Warm your hands well.
  • Take a warm shower beforehand or run your hands under warm water for a few minutes.
• Do jumping jacks or swing your arms and clench and unclench your fists for 1 minute.
• Start by pricking your ring finger, slightly to the side of the fingertip where the skin is soft.
  • Do not prick your finger with anything other than the lancets provided in your test kit.
• Wipe the first drop of blood away with the included alcohol-free disinfectant wipe.
• Massage your hand, starting with your palm and first two thirds of the finger. 
• Avoid applying too much pressure to the fingertip as this can damage blood cells and cause the sample to become unusable.
• Don’t scrape your finger on the edge of the tube. 
  • Let the blood drip into the tube or gently touch the blood droplet to the edge of the tube.
• If you need to prick a second finger, use the middle finger next.
• Once you have filled the blood tube, gently invert the tube 8-10 times.

If you have used all included lancets and could not fill the tube to the indicated fill line, contact us at [email protected]. We will arrange additional lancets to be delivered to you.

If you cannot collect a sample or are not sure if you performed the test correctly, you can always reach out to our support team at [email protected].