Performing A Blood Glucose Test With Blood From Your Fingertip - Accu-Chek Guide Me User Manual

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Blood Glucose Tests
• The Accu‑Chek Guide test strips are for
testing fresh capillary whole blood.
• Use only Accu‑Chek Guide test strips.
• Use the test strip immediately after
removing it from the test strip container.
• Do not apply blood or control solution to
the test strip before inserting it into the
meter. If you applied blood or control
solution before inserting the test strip into
the meter, retest with a new test strip. If a
result appears before applying blood or
control solution, do not act on that result.
• Close the test strip container tightly
immediately after removing a test strip.
Moisture can damage the test strips and
produce incorrect results.
• Store the unused test strips in their
original container with the cap tightly
closed.
• Discard the test strips if they are past the
Use By date printed on the test strip
container. If the Use By date is missing or
cannot be read, do not use the test strips.
Contact the Accu‑Chek Customer Care
Service Center at 1‑800‑858‑8072.
• Refer to the test strip package insert for
test strip storage and system operating
conditions.
• Do not reuse test strips. Once control
solution or blood has been applied to a
test strip, discard it. If a retest is
necessary, use a new test strip.
• Perform a control test every time you
open a new test strip box.
Performing a Blood Glucose Test
with Blood from Your Fingertip
Refer to the Important Safety Information
section at the beginning of this manual.
NOTE
• Before you perform your first blood
glucose test, set the meter time and
date.
• You need the meter, a test strip, and a
lancing device with a lancet inserted to
perform a blood glucose test.
• A blood glucose test cannot be
performed while the meter is
connected to a PC with a USB cable.
• The meter turns off 90 seconds after a
successful test or 15 seconds after the
test strip is removed, provided no other
action is taken.
• There are 2 ways to start a blood
glucose test.
• Insert a test strip into the meter.
• Turn the meter on by briefly
pressing
1
2
13
and insert a test strip.
Wash your hands with
warm soapy water and
dry thoroughly. Dirty or
wet hands could affect
test results.
Adjust the lancet depth
to a comfortable
penetration level.