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Table of Contents
Welcome
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Where To Find Help
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About This Manual
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting Started
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
About your Accu-Chek Compact
™
System . . . . . . 14
About your Meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
About the Test Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Changing the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing the Test Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Removing the Test Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting the Beeper, Year, Time, and Date . . . . . . . 32
Control Testing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
What is Control Testing?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
When Should I Check My
Accu-Chek Compact
™
System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Gathering Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Running a Control Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Understanding Your Control Results . . . . . . . . . . 52
Blood Sugar Testing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gathering Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Testing Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Getting a Good Drop of Blood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Running a Blood Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Understanding Your Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Content Section
Headings print
PMS 3288
Page Numbers
at Bottom of
Page Print:
PMS 3288
throughout
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