Testing Blood Glucose; Preparing The Lancing Device - Accu-Chek Compact Plus User Manual

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Testing blood glucose

The Accu-Chek Compact Plus meter is intended for use by one
person only.
Use of the same Accu-Chek Compact Plus meter for blood glucose test-
ing on more than one person poses an infection risk.
Any object coming into contact with human blood is a potential source
of infection (see: National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards:
Protection of Laboratory Workers from Instrument Biohazards and Infec-
tious Disease Transmitted by Blood, Body Fluids, and Tissue. Approved
Guideline, NCCLS document M29-A, 1997).
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Preparing the lancing device

The Accu-Chek Softclix Plus lancing device allows virtually pain-free
collection of blood from a fingertip (or earlobe). You can choose one of
11 different penetration depth settings to suit your own skin type. You
can use the Accu-Chek Softclix Plus lancing device either docked with
the meter, or undocked.
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Testing blood glucose
The lancing device has a plunger at the top (see illustration on page 11).
This plunger has three functions:
priming the lancet
triggering the lancet to collect blood
ejecting the used lancet
You can perform all of these functions using just one hand. To activate a
function just press the plunger down.
The cap at the lower end of the lancing device rotates. Use this "Com-
fort Dial" to set the penetration depth.
The Accu-Chek Softclix Plus lancing device is intended for patient
self-monitoring by a single person. It must not be used on more
than one person due to the risk of infection.
Only use Accu-Chek Softclix lancets in your Accu-Chek Softclix
Plus lancing device. Using any other lancets may damage the
lancing device or impair its function.
Testing blood glucose
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