Accu-Chek Active - Manual (Page 10)

Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Your New System ........................................................................10
Connecting (or Changing) the Battery..................................................................................12
Setting the Beeper, Year, Time, and Date ............................................................................14
Coding the Meter ................................................................................................................16
Chapter 2: Control Testing .....................................................................................................17
Why Run Control Tests ........................................................................................................17
About the Control Solution ..................................................................................................17
Running a Control Test .......................................................................................................18
Understanding Control Test Results ....................................................................................20
Chapter 3: Testing Your Blood Sugar .....................................................................................22
Preparing the ACCU-CHEK Softclix Lancet Device ..............................................................22
Running a Blood Sugar Test ...............................................................................................24
Applying Blood with Test Strip Inside the Meter ..........................................................24
Applying Blood with Test Strip Outside of the Meter ....................................................27
Testing with Blood from Alternative Sites ....................................................................28
Recording Your Results ......................................................................................................32
Storing Your Supplies .........................................................................................................32
Proper Testing Conditions ...................................................................................................32
Using Your Test Strips .........................................................................................................33
Understanding Your Test Results ........................................................................................33
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