Performing A Blood Glucose Test With Blood From Your Fingertip - Accu-Chek Guide Me User Manual

Performing a Blood Glucose Test with Blood from Your Fingertip

Refer to the Important Safety Information section at the beginning of this manual.
NOTE
• Before you perform your first blood glucose test, set the meter time and date.
• You need the meter, a test strip, and a lancing device with a lancet drum loaded to perform a blood
glucose test.
• A blood glucose test cannot be performed while the meter is connected to a PC with a USB cable.
• The meter turns off 90 seconds after a successful test or 15 seconds after the test strip is removed,
provided no other action is taken.
• There are 2 ways to start a blood glucose test.
• Insert a test strip into the meter.
• Turn on the meter by briefly pressing
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Wash your hands with warm
soapy water and dry thoroughly.
Dirty or wet hands could affect
test results.
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2
Rotate the comfort dial until the
desired penetration depth lines
up with the indicator.
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3
Check the Use By date on the
test strip container.
Do not use test strips past the
Use By date.
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