User's Manual

Checking Your Blood Glucose
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2. Bring the strip to the blood sample at a slight angle
(Figure 7-27 on previous page).
If you do not apply the sample within 10 seconds, the strip-
port light turns off. To turn it on again, press Light.
Use only one edge of the blood glucose test strip per test. Do
not apply blood to both edges (Figure 7-28). Only use strips
once. Discard used strips.
The strip acts like a sponge and pulls the blood into the strip
through the edge (Figure 7-29).
Wait for the reading
1. Do not lift up the strip until you hear 1 beep or see the word
“Checking” on the screen (Figure 7-30). This means you
applied enough blood and the meter is reading your glucose.
Figure 7-28 Figure 7-29
Do not:
• Press the strip against the test site
• Scrape the blood onto the strip
• Apply blood to the flat side of the strip
• Apply blood to the strip when it is out of the meter
• Put blood or foreign objects into the test strip port
Figure 7-30
Edge of
test strip