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TESTING YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE
Wait for the confirmation window to fill completely
The blood drop will be drawn into the narrow channel and the confirmation
window should fill completely.
When the confirmation window is full, this means you have applied enough
blood. Now you can move the test strip away from the blood drop and wait
for the meter to count down from 5 to 1.
Confirmation Window
Full
Not Full
CAUTION:
You may get an
Er 5
message or an inaccurate result if the blood sample does not fill the confirmation window
completely. See
Understanding error and other messages
in Section 7. Discard the test strip and re-start the test process.
NOTE:
•
Do Not
smear or scrape the drop of blood with the test strip.
•
Do Not
apply more blood to the test strip after you have moved the drop of blood away.
•
Do Not
move the test strip in the meter during a test.
Apply the sample
Line up the test strip with the blood drop so that the narrow channel on the edge of
the test strip is almost touching the edge of the blood drop.
Gently touch the channel to the edge of the blood drop.
Be careful not to push the test strip against your fingertip or the test strip may
not fill completely.
Narrow Channel