Accu-Chek Compact Plus User Manual page 17

A dot appears in the small control window on the back of the meter.
This indicates that you have just inserted a test strip drum. When you
perform a blood glucose test, the meter counts the number of test strips
that you have used and displays the number of strips remaining.
Use only test strips that are within the expiration date. Expired
test strips can produce incorrect results. Incorrect results can
cause the wrong therapeutic decision to be taken and so produce
adverse health effects. The expiration date is printed next to the
symbol on the container the drum came in.
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Product Limitations
Please read the literature packaged with your test strip drum to
find the latest information on product specifications and limita-
tions.
Use only new test strips. Make sure the aluminium foil (the "silver
ends") is intact on both sides. Your blood glucose results may be
incorrect if you use a damaged drum. Incorrect results can cause
the wrong therapeutic decision to be taken and can produce ad-
verse health effects.
Handle the test strip drums with care! Only remove a test strip
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drum from its container when you intend to use it. The container
protects the aluminium foil on the drum from damage.
There is a label on the container the drum came in. The left
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portion may be peeled off. On it are two different concentration
tables for Accu-Chek Compact Control and Accu-Chek Compact
Autocontrol solutions. The stated concentrations are valid only
for the test strips contained in this particular drum. You need the
tables to check your meter. You may, for instance, wish to stick
the peel-off label in your notebook or diary. When conducting a
quality control test always check that the peel-off label with the
concentration table belongs to the test strips that are currently in
the meter (see Chapter 6 "Checking the Accu-Chek Compact Plus
meter").
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