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TESTING
Meal Marker choices if Meal Marker feature is On
Symbol
What the Symbol Means
Related Target Range
Fasting: Use the Fasting
marker when testing blood
glucose levels after fasting
(no food or drink for 8 hours,
except water or non-caloric
beverages).
Before Meal
Target Range
Before Meal: Use the
Before Meal marker when
testing blood glucose levels
within 1 hour before a meal.
After Meal: Use the
After Meal marker when
testing blood glucose levels
within 2 hours after the first
bite of a meal.
After Meal
Target Range
No Mark Selected: Use
the No Mark symbol when
testing at times other than
after fasting or before or after
a meal.
Overall
Target Range
5. When the Meal Marker you want is blinking, press the OK button.
To set a Reminder to test your blood after a meal, see Set a
Reminder on page 20.
For more information about Meal Markers, see Select a Meal Marker
on page 18.
Eject and Dispose of the Used Lancet
1. Do not use your fingers to
remove the lancet from the
lancing device.
The lancing device provided with
your kit has an automatic lancet
ejection feature.
2. Refer to the separate lancing
device insert, if provided
with your kit, for instructions
on automatic ejection of the
lancet.
WARNING: Potential Biohazard
• The lancing device, lancets, and test strips are for single-
patient use. Do not share them with anyone including other
family members. Do not use on multiple patients.
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• All products that come in contact with human blood
should be handled as if capable of transmitting infectious
diseases.
• Always dispose of used test strips and lancets as medical waste
or as advised by your health care professional.
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Do not reuse lancets. Used lancets are not sterile. Use
a new lancet each time you test.
• Always wash your hands with antibacterial soap and water and
dry them well before and after testing or handling the meter,
lancing device, or test strips.
