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2. If after 5 seconds the PDM does not display “Checking,” the
sample may be too small. If needed, add more blood to the
same edge of the strip for up to 60 seconds from the time of
the first application.
The strip port light turns off when the blood sample is
accepted. The reading is complete when you hear 2 beeps (if
BG sound
is turned
On
) and the PDM shows your reading on
the screen (Figure 7-30).
The time the test takes depends on your blood glucose level.
The higher your glucose level, the longer it takes to get a
result.
3. To mark the result as a pre- or post-meal test, to indicate a
level of exercise or to indicate other situations connected to
this
blood glucose reading
, press
Tag
. Then:
a. Use the
Up/Down Controller
buttons to select a tag,
then press
Select
(Figure 7-31).You can select a second
tag for the reading in the same way.
To learn how to manage your list of tags and to add
custom tags, see “Manage the blood glucose tags list” in
Chapter 6, Using the Personal Diabetes Manager.
b. Press
OK
to return to the reading screen (Figure 7-30),
then press
Next
.
4. If you do not want to mark the test, press
Next
instead of
Tag
.
5. Remove the test strip. If the strip-port light was turned on, it
now turns off.
Figure 7-29
Figure 7-30
If the suggested bolus calculator feature is turned
Off
,
the
Bolus
soft key appears instead of
Next
.
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