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BEFORE TESTING
Checking with SureTest Control Solutions
When should the control solution test be performed?
• Whenever you suspect that the meter or test strips are not working properly.
• When your blood glucose test results are not consistent with how you feel, or
when you think your results are not accurate.
• When your test strips are exposed to extreme environmental conditions
(See
Storage
section of this manual).
• When you want to practice running the test.
• If you drop the meter.
SureTest Control Solutions contain a known amount of glucose that reacts with
test strips. By comparing your control solution test results with the expected
range printed on the test strip vial label, it is able to check that the meter and
the test strips are working together as a system and that you are performing
the test correctly. It is very important that you do this simple check routinely to
make sure you get accurate results.
Important Control Solution Information
• Use only SureTest control solutions.
• Check the expiration date on the control solution vial.
Do not use if ex-
pired.
• Control solution, meter, and test strips should come to room temperature
(20-25°C) before testing.
• Shake the vial, discard the first drop of control solution, and wipe off the
dispenser tip to ensure a good sample and an accurate result.
• Use only for 90 days after first opening. Record the discard date (date opened
plus 90 days) on the control solution vial. Discard after 90 days.
• Store the control solution tightly closed at temperatures below 30°C.
Do not refrigerate.
PLEASE NOTE
The control solution range printed on the test strip vial is for SureTest control
solution only. It is used to test meter and test strip performance. It is not the
recommended range for your blood glucose level.
