Control Solution Testing - Bayer HealthCare Contour User Manual

Control Solution Testing:

Use only Bayer's C
Low, or High) with your C
other than C
ONTOUR
results.
Run a control test:
• When using your meter for the first time;
• To check if you are testing correctly;
• When you open a new vial of test strips;
• If you leave the test strip vial open for an extended period
of time;
• If you think your meter may not be working properly; or
• If your test results do not match how you feel.
Remove a test strip from the bottle.
Tightly close the bottle lid immediately after you have
removed the test strip. Excess moisture could damage
the test strip.
Check the expiration date on the test strip bottle and the
expiration and discard dates on control solution and do
not use expired materials. Make sure the test strip does
not appear torn or damaged.
Hold the test strip with the
gray end facing up.
Insert the gray end into the
test strip port on the meter.
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® control solutions (Normal,
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meter. Using anything
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control solution could present incorrect
The meter will turn on. An
image of a test strip with
a flashing blood drop will
appear letting you know the
meter is ready to test.
NOTE: Gently rock the control bottle before opening to
ensure it is mixed well.
Squeeze a small drop of
control solution on a clean
nonabsorbent surface (such
as a piece of wax paper). Do
not apply control solution
to the test strip directly
from the bottle.
Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop of
control solution. The solution is pulled into the test strip
through the tip. Hold it in the drop until the meter beeps.
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