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BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING
2 Blood glucose testing
Test your blood glucose
Preparing for a test
Have these things ready when you test:
OneTouch Select Plus Simple
®
Meter
OneTouch Select
®
Plus Test Strips
Lancing device
Sterile lancets
NOTE:
• Use only OneTouch Select
®
Plus Test Strips.
• Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same
temperature before you test.
•
Do Not
test if there is condensation (water build-up) on your
meter. Move your meter and test strips to a cool, dry spot and
wait for the meter surface to dry before testing.
• Keep test strips in a cool, dry place between 5°C and 30°C.
•
Do Not
open the test strip vial until you are ready to remove
a test strip and perform a test. Use the test strip
immediately
after removing it from the vial, especially in high humidity
environments.
• Tightly close the cap on the vial immediately after use to
avoid contamination and damage.
• Store unused test strips only in their original vial.
•
Do Not
return the used test strip to the vial after performing
a test.
•
Do Not
re-use a test strip that had blood or control solution
applied to it. Test strips are for single use only.
•
Do Not
test with a test strip that is bent or damaged.
• With clean, dry hands, you may touch the test strip anywhere
on its surface.
Do Not
bend, cut or modify the test strip in any
way.
IMPORTANT:
If another person assists you with testing,
the meter, lancing device and cap should always be cleaned
and disinfected prior to use by that person. See
“Cleaning and
disinfection”
in Section 4.
