Performing Your Test; Performing A Blood Test With Your Fingertip - MHC Medical Products EasyTouch HealthPro User Manual

Performing Your Test

Performing a Blood Test with Your Fingertip

Step 1
Firmly insert the test strip into the meter test port. Insert
down rmly in direction of arrow on test strip.
Please do not insert the glucose test strip upside down.
When you insert the glucose test strip into the glucose test
meter, the meter will automatically turn on with the code
and temperature.
Make sure the code number matches the code on the strip
bottle (e.g. C21). The meter automatically recognizes the
test strip code number and adjusts the meter accordingly.
If during the setup process you chose to use the activity/
meal ags ( , , ,
to select the activity that will correlate with your results,
then press and release
A blinking test strip will appear at the top of the screen
indicating the meter is ready for testing.
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), press and release or button
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Performing Your Test, Cont.
Step 2
Before obtaining a blood sample, wash your hands with soap and warm water.
Dry hands completely before testing.
WARNING:
1. The EasyTouch® HealthPro™ Meter and Lancing Device are for single patient
use only. Do not share them with anyone, including other family members.
Do not use on multiple patients.
2. All parts of the kit are considered bio-hazardous and can potentially transmit
infectious disease, even after you have performed cleaning and disinfection.
3. Avoiding getting hand lotion, oil, dirt or debris in or on the lancets (single
use only) and the lancing device.
4. Please refer to page 33 for cleaning and disinfection your EasyTouch®
HealthPro™ Glucose Monitoring System.
5. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water after handling the
meter, lancing device and/or test strip.
Unscrew the lancing Insert a sterile lancet
device cap. into the lancing
device.
Depth setting: Use Pull the end of the
1-2 for soft skin, 3 for lancet device back.
avg. skin, 4-5 for thick
or calloused skin.
CAUTION:
1. If the blood smears or runs, do not use that sample. Dry the area and
gently squeeze another drop or puncture a new site.
2 Do not share reusable lancing device with anyone, including other
family members.
Twist the protective Replace the lancing
cover o . device cap by
Do not discard. twisting it on tightly.
To prick your nger,
push the center
button.
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