Checking The System - i-SENS CareSens N POP Owner's Booklet

Checking the System

You may check your meter and test strips using the
CareSens Control Solutions(control A, B and/or C).
The CareSens Control Solution contains a known
amount of glucose and is used to check that the meter
and the test strips are working properly.
The test strip vials have CareSens Control Solution
ranges printed on their labels. Compare the result
displayed on the meter to the CareSens Control
Solution range printed on the test strip vial.
Before using a new meter or a new vial of test strips,
you may conduct a control solution test following the
procedure on pages 22–23.
Note
• Use only the CareSens Control Solutions.
• Check the expiration dates printed on the bottle. When you first
open a control solution bottle, record the discard date (date
opened plus three (3) months) in the space provided on the
label.
• Control solution tests must be done between 20–25˚C. Make
sure your meter, test strips, and control solution have adjusted
to the above temperature ranges well before testing.
• Before using the control solution, shake the bottle, discard the
first drop and wipe the tip clean.
• Close the control solution bottle tightly and store at a
temperature of 8–30 °C.
You may do a control solution test:
• When you want to practice the test procedure using the
control solution instead of blood,
• When using the meter for the first time,
• Whenever you open a new vial of test strips,
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