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Cleaning the meter and finger pricker
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11.2 Cleaning the finger pricker
To ensure proper functioning of your finger pricker, you
should clean it regularly and if there is any blood on it.
If you want to clean the finger pricker, first detach it
from the meter (see Chapter “Undocking and docking
the finger pricker”).
Clean the outside of the finger pricker only. Wipe it
once a week with a cloth moistened with 70 % ethanol
or 70 % isopropanol (available from your pharmacy).
Also clean the inside of the cap with a cotton swab
moistened with one of the two cleaning fluids.
Allow the finger pricker and cap time to dry thoroughly.
Never dip the finger pricker in cleaning fluid.
Doing so may damage its internal components
and stop it from working properly.
Use only 70 % ethanol or 70 % isopropanol to
clean the finger pricker. Other cleaning agents
may attack the plastic and stop the finger
pricker from operating properly.