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4. Shake the control solution bottle well. Squeeze it
gently and discard the first drop. If the tip clogs,
tap the tip gently on a clean, hard surface. Then
shake again and use. Squeeze out a second
small drop on a clean nonabsorbent surface. Touch the sample tip of the
test strip to the control solution drop. If the audio option is turned on, the
meter will beep to indicate a sufficient sample has been applied.
Notes
:
•
Do not apply control solution to the test strip directly from the bottle.
•
If the control solution sample does not fill the check window, do not add
a second drop. Discard the test strip and start over with a new test strip.
5. Once a sufficient sample has been applied, the meter display will count
down from 5 to 1. Then the result and a control solution symbol will be
displayed on the screen. The control solution test results should be within
the control range (CTRL 1) printed on the test strip vial (or on the foil
pouch). This means that your blood glucose monitoring system is working
properly and that you are performing the procedure correctly.
Test results are displayed either in mmol/L or mg/dL depending on the unit
of measure most common in your country. The meter will be set to mg/dL
by default when sold in the United States.
Note
:
The control solution range is the expected range for the control
solution results. It is not a recommended range for a blood glucose level.
6. Remove and discard the test strip.
The display should also show a pound sign (#) indicating the test is a
control solution test. This shows that the number will not be counted in the
7, 14, 30, 60 and 90-day averages. The pound sign (#) will also be
displayed when reviewing the results stored in memory.