Checking, Cleaning And Storing Your Monitor; Checking The Monitor - Accu-Chek Compact User Manual

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Checking, cleaning and storing your monitor

7.1

Checking the monitor

To ensure reliable results, you must periodically check the
performance of your Accu-Chek Compact. Do this by running
a quality control check using Accu-Chek Compact Control
Solution (not supplied with the monitor).
When should I check my Accu-Chek Compact system?
When you open a new pack of test strips.
After you have replaced the batteries.
If your monitor flashes "CTRL", indicating that a quality
control test is required.
After you have cleaned your monitor.
If your result does not agree with how you feel.
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Running a quality control test
Press the ON/OFF button. The monitor turns
on and automatically advances a test strip.
Press the SET button. "CTRL" appears in the
display (simultaneously with the hand symbol)
and is automatically stored along with the
result, to flag it in memory as a control test
result.
Quality
control
checking
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