Getting The Blood Drop - Fingertip Testing - Contour NEXT User Manual

Getting the Blood Drop – Fingertip Testing
Do not press the tip against the skin or place the blood on
top of the test strip because this could lead to inaccurate
results or errors.
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1. Press the lancing
device firmly against
the puncture site and
press the release button.
2. Stroke your hand
and finger toward the
puncture site to form a
drop of blood. Do not
squeeze around the
puncture site.
3. Test immediately after
you have formed a
small, round blood
drop as shown.
4. Immediately touch the
tip of the test strip to the
drop of blood. The blood
is pulled into the test
strip through the tip.
Hold the tip of the test
strip in the blood drop
until the meter beeps.
Apply More Blood
Apply More Blood
If the first blood drop is not enough,
to continue testing.
the meter will beep twice and display
"Apply More Blood to continue testing."
You have about 30 seconds to apply
more blood to the same strip.
(E01)
If you do not re-apply enough blood
Too Little Blood
within about 30 seconds, you will see
Remove used strip.
a screen telling you to remove the strip
Repeat test with new
and start with a new strip.
strip.
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