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How to Monitor Your Blood β-Ketone
Getting Started
1
Prepare your lancing device.
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•
Time, month, and day (if set)
If date and time are not set, dashes
will show instead of numbers.
•
LOT number (CODE) for the box of
blood β-Ketone test strips you are using.
•
KETONE
and Apply Sample
message, which tell you that the
meter is ready for you to apply blood
to the blood β-Ketone test strip.
Obtaining A Blood Drop
Use your lancing device to obtain a blood drop.
Important:
Blood β-Ketone test strips
have not been evaluated for alternative site
monitoring.
Use only fingertip blood
samples for blood β-Ketone monitoring.
Fingertip sampling
2
Wash your hands using warm
soapy water and dry them
completely.
3
Remove the test strip from its foil packet.
4
Insert the three black lines at the end
of the test strip into the strip port.
5
Push the test strip in until it stops.
The meter turns on automatically.
These items show on the display
window, one after the other:
•
Display Check – Remember to make
sure that all items in the picture
here show on the display window.
(See Chapter 1 for more information
about the Display Check.)
Note:
For pictures that show how to open the
blood β-Ketone test strip foil packet, please see
the information card in the box of blood β-Ketone
test strips.
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