Table Of Contents - Accu-Chek COMPACT PLUS Owner's Booklet

Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Your New System
The ACCU-CHEK Compact Plus System ..................................................................................................................8
Meter Setup .........................................................................................................................................................10
Setting the Beeper ...............................................................................................................................................11
Setting the Brightness of the Display ....................................................................................................................13
Setting the Year, Time, and Date ..........................................................................................................................14
Setting the Test Reminders ..................................................................................................................................16
Setting the Hypoglycemic (Hypo) Indicator............................................................................................................19
Installing the Test Drum .......................................................................................................................................22
Test Strip Count ...................................................................................................................................................26
Changing the Batteries .........................................................................................................................................27
Chapter 2: Control Testing
Why Run Control Tests? .......................................................................................................................................29
About the Control Solutions ..................................................................................................................................29
Running a Control Test .........................................................................................................................................30
Understanding Control Test Results ......................................................................................................................36
Chapter 3: Testing Your Blood Sugar
Preparing the ACCU-CHEK Softclix Plus Lancing Device for Fingertip Testing .......................................................38
Running a Blood Sugar Test with Blood from Your Fingertip .................................................................................42
Important Information About Running a Blood Sugar Test with Blood from Your Palm, Forearm, Upper Arm,
Thigh, or Calf (non-fingertip testing) .....................................................................................................................47
Preparing the ACCU-CHEK Softclix Plus Lancing Device for Non-Fingertip Testing ...............................................49
Running a Blood Sugar Test with Blood from a Non-Fingertip Site .......................................................................52
Recording Your Results ........................................................................................................................................59
Flagging Test Results ...........................................................................................................................................59
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