Accu-Chek Active - Manual (Page 33)

31 Chapter 3: Testing Your Blood Sugar
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5. Take the test strip out of the meter.
You have 20 seconds to apply the blood to the
test strip and put it back in the meter.
6. Turn the test strip down on top of the blood
drop, aiming for the center of the orange pad.
7. Put the test strip back into the meter with the
orange pad facing up.
8. An hourglass symbol appears on the screen,
then the test result appears.
9. To remove the lancet, take off the lancet device
cap and point the lancet end away from
yourself.
10. 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.”