Important Things To Know - Bayer HealthCare Contour TS User Manual

Important Things to Know:

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glucose and has been referenced to plasma/serum values.
Methods calibrated to plasma/serum can be 9 to 15% high-
er than the results of whole blood glucose assay methods.
• Always keep the test strips in the original bottle. Firmly
snap the lid closed immediately after removing a test
strip. The bottle is especially designed to provide a dry envi-
ronment for the test strips. Extended exposure to room humid-
ity from leaving the bottle open or not storing the test strips in
the original bottle will damage your test strips. Do not expose
test strips to direct sunlight.
• Avoid excessive "milking" of your fi nger when forming a drop
of blood and test immediately after forming the blood drop.
• DO NOT drop blood directly on the fl at surface of the
test strip. Your test strip is designed to easily draw the blood
in through the sample tip.
• DO NOT press the test strip against your fi nger. This may
block the sample tip.
• DO NOT use a test strip that appears damaged or has
been used. Test strips are for single use only.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
results in mmol/L (millimoles of glucose per liter). Results in
mmol/L will always have a decimal point (e.g.,
results in mg/dL will never have a decimal point (e.g.,
Check your display to ensure that results are being displayed
in the expected units; if they are not, contact your authorized
Bayer Diabetes Care representative.
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TS Blood Glucose Meter is specifi c for
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