Accu-Chek Compact Plus User Manual page 53

If the result is outside the stated range, perform a second quality control
check. If the result of this second test is outside the concentration range
as well, please check the following points:
Did you perform the quality control check as described above?
Did you wait for the flashing test strip symbol and blood drop
symbol to appear before applying control solution?
Did you wipe the tip of the dropper before you applied control
solution to the surface of the washable object?
Did you compare the result with the concentration table specifically
belonging to the control solution you used? Does the concentration
table belong to the test strips you are using?
Did you perform the test within the correct temperature range
(+10 °C to +40 °C)?
Did you use a test strip drum whose 90-day use-by period has
not expired (see Chapter 2.5 "Inserting or replacing the test strip
drum")?
Did you observe the proper storage conditions for the meter, the test
strip drum and the control solution (see Chapter 8 "Measurement
and storage conditions" and the package inserts that came with the
test strip drum and control solutions)?
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Is the control solution beyond its expiry date (see label on the
bottle)?
Has the control solution been open for more than three months?
Once opened, control solutions are stable for three months. They
must not be used after this period.
Did you use the correct quality control solution (Accu-Chek Compact
Control or Accu-Chek Compact Autocontrol)?
If you have checked these points and the results are still outside the
stated concentration range, please call the Accu-Chek customer care
line (see Chapter 14 "Local customer support and service").
Quality control results flagged with a bottle symbol are not in-
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cluded in statistical calculations.
In order for the meter to recognize the Accu-Chek Compact Auto-
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control solutions automatically as control solutions and to enable
it to distinguish them from blood, the control solutions contain a
dark dye. This is not poisonous. Avoid getting the control solution
on the table or on your clothing. The dye is water-soluble. If you
do happen to spill some, you can wipe or rinse the dye away im-
mediately with warm water.
You can dispose of empty or only partly used bottles of control
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solution with your regular household waste.
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