Accu-Chek Compact Plus - Manual (Page 8)

Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Your New System ............................................................................................8
The ACCU-CHEK Compact Plus System .............................................................................................................................. 8
Meter Setup ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Setting the Beeper ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
Setting the Brightness of the Display ................................................................................................................................ 13
Setting the Year, Time, and Date ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Setting the Test Reminders .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Setting the Hypoglycemic (Hypo) Indicator ........................................................................................................................ 19
Installing the Test Drum ................................................................................................................................................... 22
Test Strip Count ............................................................................................................................................................... 26
Changing the Batteries ..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 2: Control Testing ...........................................................................................................................29
Why Run Control Tests? ................................................................................................................................................... 29
About the Control Solutions .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Running a Control Test ..................................................................................................................................................... 30
Understanding Control Test Results .................................................................................................................................. 36
Chapter 3: Testing Your Blood Sugar ........................................................................................................38
Preparing the ACCU-CHEK Softclix Plus Lancing Device for Fingertip Testing ................................................................... 38
Running a Blood Sugar Test with Blood from Your Fingertip ............................................................................................. 42
Important Information About Running a Blood Sugar Test with Blood from Your Palm, Forearm, Upper Arm,
Thigh, or Calf (non-fingertip testing) ................................................................................................................................. 47
Preparing the ACCU-CHEK Softclix Plus Lancing Device for Non-Fingertip Testing............................................................ 49
Running a Blood Sugar Test with Blood from a Non-Fingertip Site ................................................................................... 52
Recording Your Results .................................................................................................................................................... 59
Flagging Test Results ....................................................................................................................................................... 59
Understanding Your Test Results ...................................................................................................................................... 60
Symptoms of High or Low Blood Sugar ............................................................................................................................ 60
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