Testing your blood glucose
Preparing the lancing device
Warning
•
During normal testing, any blood glucose meter or lancing device
may come in contact with blood. All parts of the kit are considered
biohazardous and can potentially transmit infectious diseases
from
blood-borne pathogens, even after you have performed
cleaning and disinfection.
•
The meter and lancing device should never be used by more than
one person. Do not share the meter and lancing device with
anyone, including family members, due to the risk of infection
from
blood-borne pathogens.
•
Cleaning and disinfecting the meter and lancing device destroys
most, but not necessarily all,
blood-borne pathogens.
•
If the meter is being operated by a second person who is
providing testing assistance to the user, the meter and lancing
device should be cleaned and disinfected prior to use by the
second person.
•
Disinfect the meter and lancing device before allowing anyone
else to handle them. Do not allow anyone else to test with the
meter or lancing device.
•
It is important to keep the meter and lancing device clean and
disinfected. For instructions on how to clean and disinfect the
meter and lancing device, see Chapter
Maintenance.
•
Wash hands thoroughly before and after handling the meter,
lancing device, or test strips.
•
You must not insert the lancet cap into the lancing device and
simultaneously press the release button or hold the lancing
device with the release button resting on a surface such as on
the
table. This could release the lancet and inadvertently cause
injury.
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