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6.2
Measuring the blood sugar value
1
Hold the measuring device so that the display is facing you.
2
Insert a test strip, contacts first, into the unit. Ensure that the front side is
facing you. You can handle any part of the test strip with clean, dry hands.
3
The unit switches on automatically and shows the start display. As soon as
the flashing blood droplet symbol
form measurements.
4
Hold the blood collection slit (at the point of the test
strip) against the blood droplet. Do not press the punc-
ture site (fingertip or other body part) against the test
strip. The blood must not be smeared. The blood is
sucked into the slit.
Warning: Hold the blood collection slit of the test strip against the
blood droplet until the slit is completely filled and you hear a beep. With-
drawing the test strip from the blood droplet before the beep may lead to
incorrect measurements.
5
Once the slit is filled with blood, the unit performs the blood sugar meas-
urement. The measuring device counts down for approx. six seconds.
Then the measurement result is shown in the display.
Read the measured value.
For explanations and corrective measures concerning measured values,
see the next Chapter "Evaluating a blood sugar measured value", page 35.
If an error message is displayed, read the Chapter "Troubleshooting", page
48.
6
Remove the test strip from the unit and dispose of it carefully in accor-
dance with the applicable guidelines in order to prevent infection of other
people.
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is displayed, the unit is ready to per-
Beurer BGL60 mg/dL
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