Notes On Blood Glucose Testing - Accu-Chek Active User Manual

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Testing blood glucose

Notes on blood glucose testing

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Incorrect results can cause the wrong therapy recommendation to be made and so produce serious
adverse health effects. Therefore, follow the following instructions:
• Use only test strips which are within the use by date.
• The test strips are sensitive to humidity and moisture. Only remove test strips from the test strip
container when your hands are completely dry. Close the test strip container again tightly with its
original cap immediately after removing a test strip.
• If you have not applied blood to the test strip in the available time and the meter has turned itself off:
Remove the test strip and discard it. Start the blood glucose test from the beginning with a new test
strip.
• If an error message appears and you have not yet applied any blood, you must not use this test strip
any more. Start the blood glucose test from the beginning with a new test strip.
• Do not rub the blood drop onto the test field when applying blood.
• Do not store used test strips in a test strip container which still contains unused test strips.
• Do not bend the test strip while sliding it into the meter. The test strip must lie flat on the measurement
window cover.
• Do not to bend or move the test strip before or while applying blood, or while the test is in progress.
• Only apply blood to the test strip when the drop symbol is flashing on the display.
• If or are not shown completely during the default display check (e.g.
cannot be displayed correctly. In this case, contact your customer support and service centre.
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If you want to apply blood to a test strip which is not in the meter: Do not remove the test strip until the
drop symbol flashes on the display. If you remove the test strip before this time, the meter turns itself
off.
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