Performing a Blood Glucose or Blood Ketone Test
1.
Open the foil test strip packet
at the notch and
tear down to remove the test strip.
2.
Insert the test strip
into the meter until it stops.
This will turn on the meter.
Notes:
•
Be sure to check that your meter screen is working
properly each time you turn your meter on. If you see
any white segments in the black off screen, or any
black segments in the white test screen, there may be
a problem with the meter. (See Section 5, Getting to
Know Your Meter, for more details)
•
The meter turns off after 3 minutes of inactivity.
Remove and reinsert the unused test strip to restart
the meter.
The
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blinks, indicating the meter is ready for you to
apply a sample to the test strip.
Note:
KET will appear on the screen if you have inserted a
purple blood ketone strip.