User guide
Caring for Your Meter
• Not enough blood sample.
• Test strip may be
damaged.
• Sample applied after
meter automatically
turned off.
• Meter may not be
working properly.
Repeat the test with
a new test strip.
Repeat the test with
a new test strip.
Repeat the test with
a new test strip.
Call BD toll-free, 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, at
1.888.BDCARES
(1.888.232.2737).*
Meter does
not begin test
countdown after
applying
a blood sample.
• Keep your Paradigm Link
TM
Blood Glucose Monitor clean and protect it
from extremes in temperature. Do not store your meter in the car or in
the refrigerator.
• No cleaning is required. If necessary, clean the outside of the
meter with a clean cloth dampened with water.
Your Paradigm Link™ Blood Glucose Monitor comes with one installed 2450
3-volt coin cell battery or equivalent. It is important to replace the battery
immediately when the battery is low.
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STORING AND CLEANING
BATTERY
* NOT FOR EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL INFORMATION.
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• Battery is dead.
• Battery is installed
incorrectly or there is no
battery in the meter.
• Test strip is inserted upside
down or incompletely.
• Meter may not be
working properly.
Replace the battery.
Check that the battery is
correctly installed with the
“+” sign facing you.
Insert the test strip correctly
with the “BD” name facing
up and the correct end
inserted into the test strip slot.
Call BD toll-free, 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, at
1.888.BDCARES
(1.888.232.2737).*
Meter does not
turn on after
inserting
a test strip.
* NOT FOR EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL INFORMATION.
Incorrect application of blood
sample or control solution onto
the test strip. Test strip may be
damaged.
Insert a new test strip
and perform the
test again.
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