Caring for Your Meter
Maintenance
Keep your meter and test strip free of dust, water or any other liquid. Store the meter in the carrying
case when not in use. If your meter is dropped or damaged, perform a quality control test with the
control solution before performing a blood glucose test.
Cleaning Meter
Clean the outside of the meter with disinfecting wipes listed on next page. Do not get the test strip
port wet.
Cleaning Test Strip Port
If your test strip port is stained with blood, control solution or any liquid, please use disinfecting
wipes listed on next page to clean it immediately. Do not immerse in water. Perform a quality
control test to ensure the iGlucose Blood Glucose meter is working properly.
Cleaning and Disinfecting Procedures
Indirect transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis
C Virus (HCV) during the delivery of healthcare services has been increasingly reported. Persons
using blood glucose monitoring systems have been identified as one risk group due to the shared use
of fingerstick (lancing) devices and point of care blood testing devices.
The cleaning procedure is to remove dust, blood and body fluid from the surface and should be
performed whenever the meter or lancing device is visibly dirty. Performing the cleaning procedure
once per week is recommended. The disinfecting procedure is necessary to kill pathogens such as
HBV on the housing materials of the device. The cleaning and disinfecting procedure should be
performed at least once per week. The meter and lancing device should be cleaned before being
disinfected.
If the meter is being operated by a second person who is providing testing assistance to the user, the
meter and lancing device should be cleaned and disinfected prior to use by the second person. NOTE:
the cleaning procedure can only remove visible contaminates from surfaces. Only the disinfecting
procedure can eliminate non-visible pathogens.
CaviWipes Disinfecting Towelettes has been tested and may be used to clean and disinfect the meter
and lancing device. Users may purchase the disinfecting wipes from the manufacturer (Metrex),
distributors or major on line Users may purchase the disinfecting wipes from the manufacturer
(Metrex), distributors or major on line retail sites such as www.amazon.com and www.ebay.com.
You can contact Metrex customer service at 1-800-841-1428 and [email protected]. (Monday
through Friday, between 6 AM and 4 PM PST)
Please see the following references for further information:
-FDA Public Health Notification: Use of Finger stick Devices on More than One Person Poses Risk for
Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens: Initial Communication” (2010).
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm224025.htm
- CDC Clinical Reminder: Use of Finger stick Devices on More than One Person Poses Risk for
Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens” (2010)
