How to Test Blood Glucose
1.
Check supplies. See
Getting Started
.
2.
Wash hands (and forearm for
alternate site testing). Rinse well and
dry thoroughly.
3.
Remove one Test Strip from vial.
Close vial immediately. Use Test
Strips quickly after removal from vial.
4. With Meter off, insert Test Strip
Contact End (blocks facing up) into
Meter. Meter turns on. Keep Test
Strip in Meter until testing is finished.
---Alternate
Site
Testing---
To mark test as alternate site
(forearm) result, press Set Button.
Result is marked as alternate site in
Memory.
Note:
If Test Strip has been out of the
vial too long before testing, an
error message appears upon
insertion of the Test Strip into the
Meter. Discard Test Strip. Use
new Test Strip for testing.
5.
Lance fingertip or forearm. Allow
drop to form.
(
see
Obtaining a Blood
Sample).
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