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Wash your hands with soap and warm water before taking a blood sample. This not only en-
sures optimal hygiene but also encourages good blood circulation at the puncture area on the
finger. Dry your hands carefully.
Warning
If you have used alcohol for cleaning, ensure that the area has fully dried prior to measuring.
5.2 Taking a blood sample
Warning
• Change the puncture area for each measurement, e.g. a different finger or the other hand. Repeat-
edly using the same area may cause inflammation, numbness or scarring.
• Without the cap, there is a danger of injury from the exposed lancet.
• Do not squeeze your finger to obtain a larger drop of blood. If squeezed, the blood is diluted with
tissue fluid and this may lead to an incorrect measurement.
• Please note that insufficient blood circulation at the puncture area, e.g. caused by cold temperatures
or illness, may lead to incorrect results.
Important
Do not apply any blood samples or control solutions to the test strip before inserting it in the monitor.
Please also note the following:
• If the blood glucose test results do not match how you feel, carry out another test using blood from
your fingertip.
• DO NOT change your treatment purely on the basis of a measurement that was carried out using
blood taken from an alternative area. Carry out another test with blood from your fingertip in order
to confirm the test result.
• If you often fail to notice that you have a low blood glucose level, carry out a test using blood from
your fingertip.
1
If there is an insufficient amount of blood, repeat steps 1 to 12 of the lancing device instructions
at the end of these instructions for use with a greater penetration depth.
2
Discard the first drop of blood. Always only take measurements with the second drop of blood.
3
Hold the blood input gap (at the tip of the test strip) to
the drop of blood until the gap is completely filled and
the monitor in the display starts counting backwards. Do
not press the penetration area to the test strip. The blood
must not be spread. The blood is sucked into the gap.
Note
Error message “002” appears on the display if the gap was not correctly and sufficiently filled
with blood. Repeat the measurement using a new test strip and a greater penetration depth.
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