Chapter 4 - Testing Your Blood Glucose Level
step Four - Testing Your Blood Glucose
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3.
Snap open the case by pushing up the edge.
4.
Remove a test strip from the cartridge.
5.
Snap the case closed and replace the housing cover by sliding it into place until
it clicks.
If the cover does not close properly, the cartridge may not have been
inserted correctly.
sTeP Four - TesTinG Your BLood GLuCose
Testing information and Guidelines
y
The meter requires only a small drop of blood, about the size of a sugar grain
(0.3
µ
L), to perform the test. For best results, select a puncture site along the
side of a fingertip.
y
Testing blood from sites other than the fingertip may give inaccurate results.
