User guide

Getting Started • 21
Out-of-range results may be caused by the following:
•You may not be doing the test properly. Retest and follow the instructions
carefully.
• The Paradigm Link
TM
Blood Glucose Monitor may not be coded properly to
match the test strips being used.
• The control solution may have expired or may have been contaminated.
Check the expiration date on the control solution vial. Control solution is
good for only 3 months after opening. Make sure the control solution vial
is closed when not in use.
• The test strip may have expired. Check the expiration date on the test
strip vial.
• The test strip may have been damaged. This can be caused by extreme
temperatures or by leaving the test strip vial cap open. Retest using a new
test strip.
• The Paradigm Link™ Blood Glucose Monitor may not be working properly.
NOTE: If the control solution test result is outside the range
(is either higher or lower), your meter and test strip may not be
working as a system. Repeat the test using a new test strip.
Do not use the meter until test results fall within the appropriate
range. If the problem continues, call BD Consumer Services toll-
free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in the US at 1.888.BDCARES
(1.888.232.2737)* for help.
* NOT FOR EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL INFORMATION.
7. The display counts down from
5 seconds as the meter performs
the test.
8. When the test is finished, a long
beep sounds and the meter
displays the result.
9. Compare the result on the display with the
range printed on the test strip vial. If the
result falls within the range, your meter and
test strips are working correctly.
10. Remove and discard the used test strip. The
meter turns off automatically.
20 • Getting Started
Test Countdown
(Continued on next page.)
Range
80-120
m
g
/
d
L
mg/dL
(Example)
NOTE: Results that are marked as control solution will not flash
because they are not sent to your pump.
Test Result
(Example)