Abbott FreeStyle Navigator User Manual page 69

Steps
4.
Prepare for lancing. (con't)
If you are lancing
• A finger.
• Your forearm.
If you are using
• A finger.
• Your forearm.
Calibrate Your System/Test Blood Glucose Manually
Do This
g. Select the lancing device depth setting.
Then
Set the depth setting to its shallowest depth (1).
Start at Level (2) or higher if your experience with
setting 2 does not produce a usable sample.
• The FreeStyle® Lancing Device offers four different depth
settings. Move the dial to the desired setting as shown
in the depth indicator window. Level 1 is the shallowest
depth; Level 4 is the deepest. To lance parts of the body
other than the finger, we recommend that you start at
Level (2) and use the clear cap.
To lance your finger, we recommend that you set the
depth setting to its shallowest depth (1) and use the
grey cap.
h. Pull the dark grey cocking handle out until it clicks.
Note: You may have already cocked the device in Step 4d.
i. Prepare the site:
Then to stimulate blood flow
Warm your hand, lower it to waist level, and
gently massage the finger.
Rub the test site vigorously until you feel it getting
warm (three to five seconds).
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