User's Manual

Checking Your Blood Glucose
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Remove the lancet
When you have finished testing, snap off the cap from the
lancing device. Hold the lancet over a sharps container or a
puncture-proof container with a lid. Pinch the white clip that
holds the lancet until the lancet falls out (Figure 7-33).
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■ Blood Glucose Results and the Suggested Bolus
Calculator
If the suggested bolus calculator feature is turned On when you
check your blood glucose, the PDM will display the result. From
here, press Next to enter carbs (if eating) and have the System
calculate a suggested bolus. (See “Suggested Bolus Calculator” in
Chapter 4, Understanding and Delivering Bolus Doses.)
If the suggested bolus calculator feature is turned Off, the Next
soft key does not appear. Instead:
Press Bolus to open a screen where you can enter a bolus
manually.
Or press Done to return to the Status screen to see the most
recent BG result.
The BG result, either from the PDM or from manual entry, is
stored in the System’s history, whether suggested bolus calcula-
tor is turned On or Off. (See “Blood Glucose History Records” in
Chapter 8, Understanding Your Records.)
Figure 7-33 Figure 7-34
If you use the suggested bolus calculator within 10
minutes after taking a blood glucose reading, or if you
store a BG reading (for example, one you enter manually)
within the same 10 minutes, the BG value will be popu-
lated automatically for use in the suggested bolus
calculator process (Figure 7-34).