QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
Your CONTOUR ®Meter:
Your CONTOUR ®Test Strip:
Grey End:
Insert this end
into the test
strip port.
Sample Tip:
Blood sample
pulled in here.
Basic Testing See your CONTOUR ®meter user guide and lancing device insert for complete instructions. CAUTION: The meter and lancing device are intended for
use by a singlepatient.
Up/Down
Scroll
Buttons
Test Strip
Port
Display
Memory
Button
(On/Off,
Memory
Recall,
Enter)
Getting Ready to Test:
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Call: 1-800-348-8100
Available Monday through Sunday, 8:00 am
through 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time.
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Your result* is displayed after a
5-second countdown.
To turn your meter off, remove
the test strip.
*Your meter is preset and locked
to display results in mg/dL. If your
result is in mmol/L, contact Customer
Service at 1-800-348-8100. Available
Monday through Sunday, 8:00 am
through 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time.
1. Remove the endcap from the lancing device.
Getting the Blood Drop:
1. Press the lancing device
firmly against the puncture
site and press the release
button.
2. Stroke your hand and finger towards the puncture
site to form a drop of blood.
1. Touch the tip of the
test strip to the drop
of blood. The blood is
pulled into the test strip.
Hold it in the blood drop
until the meter beeps.
Testing Your Blood:
WARNING
Always wash your hands well with soap and
water and dry them well before and after testing,
handling the meter, lancing device or test strips.
WARNING
• Dispose of the used lancet as medical
waste or as advised by your health care
professional.
CAUTION: The lancing device provided with
your kit is intended for self testing by a single
patient. It must not be used on more than one
person due to the risk of infection.
4. Twist off the round
protective lancet cap.
7. Insert the grey end of the
test strip into the test strip
port on the meter.
No coding is required.
The meter will turn on and
a test strip with a flashing blood drop will appear
on your meter display, letting you know the meter is
ready to test.
5. Replace the endcap.
6. Adjust the endcap
dial to your preferred
puncture depth setting.
Ejecting and Disposing
of the Used Lancet:
1. Do not use your fingers to
remove the lancet from the
lancing device. The lancing
device provided with your
kit has an automatic lancet
ejection feature.
2. Refer to the separate lancing device insert,
if provided with your kit, for instructions on
automatic ejection of the lancet.
2. Loosen the round protective
cap on a lancetby rotating it
¼ turn, but do not remove it.
3. Insert the lancet firmly
into the lancing device
until it comes to a fullstop.
Fingertip Testing
