Performing A Blood Glucose Test - Accu-Chek Accu-Chel User Manual

10.2 Performing a blood glucose test

Wear protective gloves.
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Wash or disinfect the patient's finger and allow it to dry thoroughly.
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The drop of blood does not spread so easily over dry skin.
Use only a lancing device that is approved for use by healthcare
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professionals.
Use a lancing device with adjustable penetration depth settings.
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Select a penetration depth to suit the patient's skin type. Start with a
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shallow depth setting.
Select a puncture site along the side of a fingertip.
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Turn the finger so the chosen puncture site is facing upwards, and
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keep it facing upwards. The drop of blood cannot then spread so
easily.
Lance the side of the fingertip.
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Using gentle pressure, massage the finger towards the fingertip to
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encourage a drop of blood to form. A proper but nevertheless small
drop of blood (approx. 1.5 μL) must form.
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Drop of blood approx. 1.5 μL
Hold the meter with the test strip pointing downwards (see illustra-
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tion).
Immediately after the drop of blood has formed: Hold the tip of the
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test strip against the drop of blood so the black notch is touching
the drop of blood. The test strip draws up blood.
Move the test strip away from the drop of blood as soon as the
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hourglass symbol is displayed and the meter beeps (only when
the beep tone is turned on). The test strip has then drawn up enough
blood, and test starts.
When the result is displayed, hold the meter upright over a waste
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bin and press the Test button to turn it off. The used test strip drops
out.
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