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CAUTION: To ensure accurate results, wash your hands and
the test site with warm, soapy water and dry before every
test. Unwashed hands and test sites may lead to inaccurate
results. Make sure there is no grease, oil or lotion on the test
site. Use lancets only once. Do not use any lancet or lancing
device that has been used by another person.
Instructions for cleaning your meter and lancing device are in
Chapter 4, page 12.
IMPORTANT:
[1] Remove the test strip from the blood sample as soon as
you hear the beep.
[2] Do not press the test strip against the test site.
[3] Do not scrape blood onto the test strip.
[4] Do not apply blood to the top side of the test strip.
[5] Do not apply blood to the test strip when the test strip is
out of the meter.
[6] Do not put blood or foreign objects into the meter’s test
strip port. Doing so may lead to system failure.
[7] Do not apply more blood after the test strip’s visual fi ll
window completely turns red and the moving dot bar and
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