Getting A Blood Drop For Testing - Smart Meter iGlucose Essential User Manual

Adjustment:
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2 and 3
4 and 5
Note: Greater pressure of the lancing device against the puncture site
will also increase the puncture depth.

Getting a Blood Drop for Testing

1. Pull the cocking barrel back to set the lancing device. You may hear
a click to indicate the lancing device is now loaded and ready for
obtaining a drop of blood.
2. Press the lancing device against the side of the nger to be lanced
with the cover resting on the nger. Push the release button to prick
your ngertip. You should hear a click as the lancing device
activates.
3. Remove the rst drop of blood with a clean paper towel to ensure
a more accurate result. Gently massage from the base of the nger
to the tip of the nger to obtain the required blood volume (half
the size of a match head). Avoid smearing the drop of blood. For
the greatest reduction in pain, lance on the side of the ngertip.
Test immediately after a good blood drop has formed.
4. Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop of blood. The
blood will be pulled into the test strip through the tip. Make sure
that the blood sample has fully lled the check window of the tip of
the strip. Hold the tip of the test strip in the blood drop until the
meter beeps.
for delicate skin
for normal skin
for calloused or thick skin
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