Accu-Chek COMPACT PLUS User Manual page 156

Notes
Always hold the meter so the test strip is pointing downwards
when you are drawing up blood with the test strip. If you hold it
so the test strip is pointing upwards or sideways or you lay the
meter down with the test strip still in, blood can enter the meter
and contaminate it. Hold the meter with the test strip pointing
downwards until the result is displayed (measuring time approx.
5 seconds) and you have ejected the test strip.
Wrong
Test strip
pointing
upwards
To test blood glucose you require approximately 1.5 µL of blood.
Avoid producing large drops of blood on the patient's finger.
Where the drops of blood are too large, the meter may come into
contact with the blood. Wipe off any large drops of blood. Test
using the blood drop that forms again at the puncture site.
Wrong
Blood drop
too large
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Blood glucose testing in a multi-patient setting