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Caring For Your Meter
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Important Information about Using Blood
Samples from the Forearm, Upper Arm, or Base
of the Thumb:
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Contact your healthcare professional before you
begin using any one of these alternative sites to test
your blood glucose.
•
Sampling from any one of these alternative sites may
cause minor bruising and may leave marks that go
away in a short time.
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There may be times when alternative site results are
different from fingertip results. This happens when
blood glucose levels change rapidly (for example,
after you eat a meal, after you take insulin, or during
or after exercise).
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Use alternative sites to monitor your blood glucose
before, or more than two hours after, you eat a meal,
take insulin, or exercise.
•
Do not
use blood samples from alternative sites
when:
1. You think your blood glucose is low or is
changing rapidly,
2. You have been diagnosed with hypoglycemic
unawareness,
3. The results from alternative sites do not match
the way you feel,
4. It is within two hours of eating a meal, taking
insulin, or exercising, or
5. You monitor your blood β-Ketone.
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Cleaning Your Meter
Store your meter in its carrying case.
If the surface of your meter gets dirty, you may clean it.
Use a damp cloth and mild soap.
Healthcare professionals: Acceptable cleaning solutions
include 10% Bleach, 70% Alcohol, or 10% Ammonia.
Important:
Do not
try to clean the strip port.
Do not
pour liquid into the strip port or buttons.
Do not
place your meter in water or any other bath.
Replacing Your Meter’s Battery
When your meter needs its batteries replaced, the display
window shows one of two things:
This means the battery is low.
You
may still use your meter and the results
will be accurate. However, the backlight
is not useable. It is recommended that
you replace the battery at this time.
This means the battery must be
replaced.
The meter is not useable.
The meter turns off automatically.
Important:
Do not
remove the old battery until
you have a new battery to install. It may be necessary to
reset the time and date once you install a new battery.
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