TESTING
10
®
Getting the Blood Dr
op – Fingertip
T
esting
1.
Press the lancing
device firmly against
the puncture site and
press the release button.
Getting the Blood Drop – Fingertip Testing
2.
Stroke your hand
and finger toward the
puncture site to form a
drop of blood. Do not
squeeze around the
puncture site.
3.
Test immediately after
you have formed a
small, round blood
drop as shown.
4.
Immediately touch the
tip of the test strip to the
drop of blood. The blood
is pulled into the test
strip through the tip.
Hold the tip of the test
strip in the blood drop
until the meter beeps.
Do not press the tip against the skin or place the blood on
top of the test strip because this could lead to inaccurate
results or errors.
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