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Pull the trigger setting mechanism back until it clicks
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audibly. If it does not click, it is possible that the
lancing device was already accidentally set when
the lancet was inserted.
The lancing device is now ready to take a blood
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sample. Make sure that the blood remains in drop
form and is not smeared.
Blood sample from the fingerprint
Position the lancing device firmly and slightly off-
centre on the fingerprint. Press the trigger button.
Remove the lancing device from the finger. A
rounded drop of blood at least
0.5 microlitre in volume (approx.
1.2 mm, original size: ) must be
formed.
Blood sample from other parts of the body (AST)
Find a soft position away from a bone with no visible
veins and little hair. Warm the puncture site for good
circulation by massaging the area gently. Press and
hold the lancing device against the puncture site for
a few seconds and then press the trigger button.
Continue to hold the lancing device against the skin
until a rounded drop of blood has formed under the
cap. Maintain the pressure until the drop has a
volume
(approx. 1.2 mm, original size: ). Carefully remove
the lancing device from the skin.
Beurer BGL40 mg/dL
of
at
least
0.5 microlitre
in
volume
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