Applying
blood
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5.4
Testing blood glucose
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With a lancing device such as Accu-Chek
Softclix, prick the side of a fingertip. Gently
squeeze the fingertip to develop a small drop
of blood.
Wait until the flashing hand symbol and blood
drop symbol appear in the display and the
meter beeps (if beep signal is enabled).
Hold the meter so the test strip is pointing
downwards at a slight angle (see illustration).
Gently touch the front edge of the test strip
against the blood. The strip draws up the
blood. As soon as the correct amount of blood
has been drawn in, the meter beeps and the
test commences automatically. The meter
recognizes if too little blood has been applied
and displays an error message.
appears in
the display at the start of the test.
