Getting The Blood Drop - Fingertip Testing - Bayer HealthCare CONTOUR NEXT LINK User Manual

Preparing the Test Strip
WARNING
Always wash your hands with soap and water and dry
them well before and after testing, handling the meter,
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lancing device or test strips.
2. Loosen the round protective
cap on the lancet by rotating
it ¼ turn, but do not remove
it. Always use M ®
ICROLET
lancets for the best
operation.
3. Insert the lancet firmly into
the lancing device until it
comes to a full stop. This
will re-set the device. You
can also pull and release
the re-setting handle.
4. Twist off the round protective
lancet cap. Save it for
disposing of the used lancet.
5. Replace the grey endcap
before getting blood drop.
6. The puncture depth depends
on the endcap setting and
the amount of pressure
applied to the puncture site.
Rotate the endcap dial to
adjust the puncture depth.
1. Remove a C
ONTOUR
the bottle. Tightly close the bottle lid
immediately after you have removed the
test strip.
APPLY BLOOD
NOTE: After test strip is inserted, if you do not apply
blood to the test strip within 1 minute, the meter screen
will dim and the meter will beep. Press any button and
the Apply Blood screen will become bright again. After a
total of 3 minutes of inactivity the meter will turn off.
Getting the Blood Drop — Fingertip Testing
1. Press the endcap firmly
2. Stroke your hand and finger
® N test strip from
EXT
2. Hold the test strip with the
grey square end facing up.
3. Insert the grey square end
into the test strip port until
the meter beeps (if the
Sound is set to ON).
You will see the Apply Blood
screen. The meter is now
ready for you to test.
against the puncture site and
press the blue release button
with your thumb.
toward the puncture site to
form a drop of blood. Do
not squeeze around the
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puncture site.