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TESTING YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE
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Testing your blood glucose
Preparing for a test
Have these things ready when you test:
OneTouch® Vita™ Meter
OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips
Lancing device
Sterile lancets
• Use only OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips.
• Unlike some blood glucose meters, no separate step to code your OneTouch® Vita™ system is required.
• Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same temperature before you test.
• For the most accurate results, test as close to room temperature (20–25°C) as you can (see
Detailed information about your system
in Section 7).
• Tightly close the cap on the vial immediately after use to avoid contamination and damage.
• Store unused test strips only in their original vial.
•
Do not
open the test strip vial until you are ready to remove a test strip and perform a test. Use the test strip immediately after removing
it from the vial.
•
Do not
return the used test strip to the vial after performing a test.
•
Do not
re-use a test strip that had blood or control solution applied to it. Test strips are for single use only.
• Write the discard date (6 months after first opening the vial) on the vial label when you first open it.
Testing with a fingertip sample
 CAUTION:
• Do not use your test strips if your vial is damaged or left open to air. This could lead to error messages or inaccurate results.
Contact Customer Care on 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland) immediately if the test strip vial is damaged.
• If you cannot test due to a problem with your testing supplies, contact your healthcare professional. Failure to test could delay
treatment decisions and lead to a serious medical condition.
• The test strip vial contains drying agents that are harmful if inhaled or swallowed and may cause skin or eye irritation.
•
Do not use test strips after the expiration date (printed on the vial) or the discard date, whichever comes first, or your results may
be inaccurate.
LANCING DEVICE
Cocking control Lancing
device cap
(for fingertip
sampling)
Sterile lancet
Lancet point
Protective cover
Release button
Depth indicator
Clear Cap
(for forearm and palm
testing) See Testing
with a forearm or palm
sample in Section 2.
If the lancing device shown here is not included with your kit, see the user instructions for that lancing device.