Accu-Chek Compact User Manual page 23

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5.2
Testing blood glucose
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With a lancing device such as Accu-Chek
Softclix prick the side of a fingertip. Gently
squeeze the fingertip to develop a small drop
of blood.
Wait until the flashing hand symbol and blood
drop symbol appear in the display and the
monitor beeps (as long as the beep tone is
enabled).
Hold the monitor so the test strip is pointing
downwards at a slight angle (see illustration).
Gently touch the front edge of the test strip
against the blood. The strip draws up the
blood. As soon as the correct amount of blood
has been drawn up, the monitor beeps and
the test commences automatically. The
monitor recognizes if too little blood has been
applied and displays an error message.
appears in the display at the start of the test.
Applying
blood
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