Steps do this 9 – Abbott Freestyle PRT03831-xxx User Manual
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Do This
9.
Remove and discard the test strip
. Important: Test strips may be used only once. Discard used
test strips.
10.
Discard the lancet.
Note: Use a sealed container such as a sharps container
to avoid biohazards.
a. Snap off the cap from the lancing device.
b. Hold the lancet over a sharps container or other
puncture-proof container with a lid.
c. Pinch the white clip that holds the lancet until the
lancet falls into the container.
11.
Check your work.
Result: A properly calibrated receiver. You have done this
procedure correctly when:
o
Your hands and the test site have been cleaned with
soap and water and thoroughly dried with a clean towel.
o
The code number in the receiver matches the code
number for the test strips.
o
The test site for calibration was a finger.
o
The test site for manual blood glucose testing was
selected from any of the other test sites shown in Step 3
of this Section.
o
You used your finger, if you have hypoglycemia
unawareness.
o
You used the grey cap on the lancing device for a finger
site. Or, you used the clear cap on the lancing device
for a forearm site.
o
The lancing produced an adequate amount of blood
without smearing.
o
You followed all of the notes in Step 6 when testing
the blood.
o
You interpreted the test results according to Step 7.
o
You selected NO in response to the receiver’s inquiry,
“Control Solution?”
o
You disposed the lancet in a sharps container or in a
puncture-proof sealed container.
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