Control Solution Testing; Performing A Control Solution Test - ForaCare GD40 Owner's Manual

Control Solution Testing

Our Control Solution contains a known amount of glucose that reacts
with test strips and is used to ensure your meter and test strips are
working together correctly.
Do a control solution test when:
• you first receive the monitor
• at least once a week to routinely check the monitor and test strips
• you begin using a new vial of test strips
• you suspect the monitor or test strips are not working properly
• your blood glucose test results are not consistent with how you feel,
or if you think the results are not accurate
• practicing the testing process, or
• you have dropped or think you may have damaged the monitor.

Performing a Control Solution Test

Step 1
Insert the test strip to turn on the
meter
Insert the test strip into the meter.
There will be a strip light indicat-
ing the test strip is inserted into
the test slot. Wait for the meter
to display the test strip and blood
drop symbols.
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