Testing Your Blood Glucose - Freestyle Lite User Manual

The result will appear on the display screen and if the sound is on,
your meter will beep twice. To mark the result as a control solution
result, press and hold the "c" button for two seconds until the control
solution symbol ( ) appears at the top left of the display screen.
If you have marked a blood glucose test as a control solution test by
mistake, you can unmark it by pressing and holding the "c" button
again for two seconds.
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Compare your control solution test result to the
appropriate range printed on your test strip vial
label. Your control solution results should fall
within the appropriate range printed on the side
of your test strip vial.
Out of range test results may be caused by:
• Expired or bad control solution.
• Expired or bad test strip.
• Error in performing test.
• Watered-down control solution.
• Meter malfunction.
• Control solution test done outside 15° to 40° C (59° to 104° F).
To turn the meter off, remove the test strip
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Testing Your Blood Glucose

Important: To ensure accurate results, wash your
hands and test site (for example, your forearm) with
soap and water. Make sure there is no cream or lotion
on the test site. Thoroughly dry your hands and test
site.
• With the FreeStyle Lite meter, you can test your blood glucose on
your forearm, fingers, upper arm, hand, thigh or calf.
• Testing with the FreeStyle Lite meter requires a very small sample
size, 0.3 microlitre of blood; about the size of pinhead
(example: • ).
WARNING:
We recommend that you test on your fingers if you are testing
for hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) or if you suffer from
hypoglycaemia unawareness.
Times when you may be checking for low blood glucose include:
• When you are feeling symptoms such as weakness, sweating,
nervousness, headache or confusion.
• When you have delayed a meal after taking insulin.
• When your healthcare professional advises you to do so.
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