Accu-Chek Active - Manual (Page 29)

27 Chapter 3: Testing Your Blood Sugar
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Follow Steps 1 through 6 of “Running a Blood Sugar Test,”
Chapter 3, then:
1. Take the test strip out of the meter.
2. Touch the center of the square orange pad to the drop of blood.
Do not bend the test strip.
3. Within 20 seconds, insert the test strip, with the orange pad
facing up, until it will go no further into the meter. Do not bend
the test strip. (The arrowheads are almost no longer visible
when the test strip is inserted correctly.)
4. An hourglass symbol appears on the screen, then the
test result appears.
5. To remove the lancet, take off the lancet device cap and point
the lancet end away from yourself.
6. Slide out the ejector to discharge the lancet into an appropriate
container for sharp objects.
For more information about your test results, see Chapter 3,
“Understanding Your Test Results.”
Applying Blood with Test Strip Outside of the Meter
Do not operate the meter without the test strip guide attached. For more information, see Chapter 5,
“Maintenance and Troubleshooting.”
Do not bend the test strip.