Using The Accu-Chek Aviva Test Strips - Accu-Chek Aviva Owner's Booklet

Using the ACCU-CHEK Aviva Test Strips

• Use only ACCU-CHEK Aviva test strips. Using
other test strips with this meter can produce
inaccurate results.
• Replace the code key and run a control test
every time you open a new box of test strips.
See Chapter 2, "Control Testing."
• Store the unused test strips in their original
container with the cap tightly closed. Do not
remove test strips from the test strip container
and put them into another container, such as a
plastic bag, pocket, purse, wallet, etc.
• Close the container tightly right after you take
out a test strip. This helps keep the test strips
dry.
• Be sure to check the "Use By" date on the test
strip container. Do not use the test strips after
that date. See Chapter 5, "Screen Messages and
Troubleshooting" for the error code for expired
strip. If the "Use By" date is missing or cannot
be read, do not use the test strips and call the
ACCU-CHEK Customer Care Service Center at
1-800-858-8072.
• Use the test strip within three minutes after you
take it out of the container.
• Refer to the test strip package insert for test strip
storage and system operating conditions.
• Do not apply blood or control solution to the test
strip before you insert it into the meter. If the
meter gives you a result before applying blood or
control solution, do not act on that result.
• Do not reuse test strips. Once you have put
control solution or blood on a test strip, discard
it. If you need to retest, use a new test strip.
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