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Did you bend or move the test strip while the test was in
progress?
Did you compare the result with the concentration data spe-
cifically relating to the control solution you used?
Does the concentration table belong to the test strips that are
currently in the meter?
Did you perform the test within the correct temperature range
(+10 °C to +40 °C)?
Has the use-by-date for the control solution or the test strips
expired (see label on the bottle and the test strip drum next to
the symbol)?
Has the 90-day use-by period for the test strip drum expired
(see Chapter 2.3.1 and possibly the clock symbol
meter's display)?
Are the test strip guide and measuring window clean?
Have you observed the proper storage conditions for the
meter, test strips and control solutions (see Chapter 11 and
the package inserts that came with the test strips and control
solutions)?
Has the control solution been open for less than three
months? Once opened, control solutions are only stable for
three months and must not be used after this period.
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If you give the responses as specified to all these questions and the
results are still outside the stated concentration range, please call the
Accu-Chek Customer Careline free on 0800 701000 (UK) or 1800 709600
(Ireland).
If your meter has been dropped, that can also lead to implausible results
or error messages. If it has, again please call the Accu-Chek Customer
Careline free on 0800 701000 (UK) or 1800 709600 (Ireland).
Note
If a performance check produces results that are outside the
stated concentration range, it is no longer certain that the meter
and test strips are functioning properly. Blood glucose tests may
then deliver incorrect results. Incorrect results can cause the
wrong therapeutic decision to be taken and so produce serious
adverse health effects.
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