Running A Blood Sugar Test - Accu-Chek Compact Owner's Booklet

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Only a small blood

drop is required.

Do not bend the test strip.

Chapter 1: Your New Meter

Chapter 3: Testing Your Blood Sugar

Running a Blood Sugar Test

Before running your first test, make sure you set up your meter properly and

run a control test. See Chapters 1 and 2 for details.

Do not operate without the nose cover attached. For more information, see

Chapter 5: Maintenance and Troubleshooting.

1. Wash and dry your hands.

2. Open the display cover.

3. Press

display. Next, the flashing blood drop and hand appear on the

display. Set the meter down until Step 6. (You have five minutes

after the strip appears to perform the test.)

4. Hold the lancet device against the side of your fingertip and

press the release button.

5. Gently squeeze your fingertip to get a small drop of blood.

6. Hold the meter so the test strip points downward.

7. Touch and hold the blood drop to the black notch on the front

edge of the strip. The blood is drawn into the test strip

automatically.

and the time, date, and test strip appear on the

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