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TESTING YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE
Getting a blood sample from the fingertip
Before testing, wash your hands thoroughly with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry.
Snap off the lancing
device cap
Insert a sterile lancet
Firmly push the lancet into the
holder.
Twist off the protective
cover and save it for later use
Replace the lancing device cap.
Adjust the depth setting
Twist the lancing device cap until the desired setting appears. Smaller numbers are for shallower punctures,
which may be less painful.
NOTE:
A shallower puncture may be less painful. Try a shallower setting first and increase the depth until you
find the one deep enough to get a sufficient blood drop for testing.
LANCING DEVICE
CAUTION:
To reduce the chance of infection:
• Never share a lancet or a lancing device with anyone.
• Always use a new, sterile lancet each time you test—lancets are for single use only.
• Always keep your meter and lancing device clean (see
Caring for your system
in Section 7).
Cock the lancing device
Slide the cocking control back until it clicks.
If it does not click, that’s okay. It may have been cocked when you inserted the lancet.
If the lancing device shown here is not included with your kit, see the user instructions for that lancing device.
Cocking control
Lancing device cap
(for fingertip sampling)
Sterile lancet
Lancet point
Protective cover
Release button
Depth indicator
Clear cap
(for forearm AST testing) See
Testing with
a forearm AST sample
in Section 3.
