Sanofi-aventis BG-STAR Owner's Manual page 14

Meter Ready for Test: The meter now displays the droplet
symbol and the word "Fill". The BGStar System is now ready
for you to apply blood. You do not need to set a calibration
code for this meter.
[3] Lancing: To ensure accurate results, wash hands with
warm, soapy water and dry before every glucose test. For
details on possible test sites, refer to chapter 3.
For instructions on how to test on your palm or forearm,
please refer to chapter 9.
Note: Keep your hand warm or
gently massage the site you are
lancing to stimulate blood fl ow.
Lance Test Site: Press the lancing
device against the site to be
lanced. Press the release button.
Obtain Blood Drop: When testing
on a finger tip, wipe away the first
blood drop that appears using
a clean tissue or paper towel.
Squeeze from the base of your
finger up towards the tip, until a
second small blood drop forms.
Do not squeeze directly around
the lanced area.
If necessary, set the lancing device to a deeper setting or use
a larger lancet to produce enough blood.
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[4] Applying Blood Sample
Bring Test Strip to Blood Sample: The meter now displays
the droplet symbol and the word "Fill". This means your
BGStar System is now ready for
you to apply blood. Immediately
bring the BGStar Test Strip to the
blood sample.
The test strip fills from the tip. Do
not apply blood on the top sur-
face of the test strip. The BGStar
Test Strip acts like a sponge and
draws the blood into the test strip
through the sample area. The
visual fill window of the BGStar
Test Strip will turn red.
Release
Button
WARNING: If the visual
fi ll window does not
completely fi ll, you may
get an inaccurate result.
Retest and ensure that
the visual fi ll window is
completely full.
The entire
visual fi ll
window will
turn red.
This is the visual fi ll
window. DO NOT
PUT BLOOD HERE.
Apply blood here.
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