TESTING
Checking the Amount of Blood
on the Test Strip
Although the ONE TOUCH
®
Profile
®
System requires only a small drop
of blood, it is very important that
the drop be large enough to cover the
test spot completely.
In many cases, the meter can detect
if the drop of blood was too small
to give an accurate reading. If
appears on the display, your drop of
blood was too small, or smeared, or
the test strip was not pushed all the
way into the test strip holder. Repeat
the test with a new test strip and
enough blood to cover the entire test
spot.
The meter cannot always tell if a sam-
ple is too small, so it is important that
you also look at the test strip to make
sure that you applied enough blood.
Note
: If you are using event labeling,
remove and check the test strip
after
you have linked the event label to
your test result. See Event Labeling,
Insulin Programming, pages 42–47.
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