Operation Manual
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Performing a blood glucose test
Performing a blood glucose test
Once you have inserted a lancet drum into the finger pricker and set the penetration depth, you can start
to perform a blood glucose test.
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Important information for performing a blood glucose test
Performing a blood glucose test incorrectly may lead to incorrect test results which can cause the
wrong therapy recommendation to be made and thus produce serious adverse health eects.
Therefore, follow these instructions carefully to perform a blood glucose test correctly.
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Visually impaired people must be assisted by a sighted person when applying a blood drop.
If you are using the acoustic mode: Pay attention to the beep tones. Familiarise yourself with the
Acoustic mode chapter (see page89).
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When the meter prompts you to apply a blood drop, you have about 2minutes to apply blood to the test
area. If you do not apply blood during this time, the meter turns itself o and the test area will be lost.
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