Taking Care Of The Meter; Infection Control Information - Lifescan ONETOUCH II Owner's Booklet

5. TAKING CARE OF THE METER

Infection Control
Information
To reduce the risk
of infection:
If you are sharing the
ONE TOUCH II Meter
®
with another person,
always use a new or
properly disinfected
test strip holder for
each person.
If you are sharing the
PENLET II Automatic
®
Blood Sampler with
another person, always
use a new, sterile lancet
and a new or properly
disinfected PENLET
Cap for each person.
For disinfecting
information, an addi-
tional test strip holder,
or a PENLET II Cap,
please call LifeScan
Customer Services.
Your ONE TOUCH II Meter
is simple to use and easy to
maintain. However, it must
be handled carefully and
cleaned often to remain in
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good operating condition. You
should follow these rules at
all times:
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®
Keep the test strip holder
and test area clean.
Do not drop or toss the
meter. The meter's elec-
tronics could be damaged
by such treatment. If you
drop the meter, make sure
the test strip holder is
still securely in place and
check the meter with the
check strip before doing a
blood glucose test.