Blood Glucose Meter –Quick Start Guide
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Taking a Measurement
Prepare: Wash your hands with soap and water. Dry thoroughly.
Gather supplies: Lancing device, lancet, tissue (for blotting blood from your
finger after the puncture).
Prepare the lancing device: Unscrew the cap, push the lancet firmly into the
device, remove the rounded end of the lancet by turning (save this piece),
screw the cap back on, and adjust the puncture depth (usually 3).
Prepare the meter: Insert a test strip into the meter. When looking at the screen of
the meter, the blue side of the strip should be facing you. The arrow on the strip
should be pointing down so that the contact bars of the test strip are going into
the meter. Push the strip into the meter until it stops and the meter turns on.
Perform the test: Place the lancet device on the finger you wish to use and press
the blue button. Place a drop of blood into the absorbent hole of the test strip.
Use the tissue to absorb any extra blood from your finger. The reading will display
in the LCD window within 5 seconds.
The reading will automatically be transferred to the RCP SmartHub and sent to
your provider.
Cleanup: Unscrew the lancet device cap, use the long blue slider to eject the
lancet into a sharps container OR stab the lancet into the rounded end piece
that was saved in step 3, pull out the testing strip from the meter and throw it
away.
Understanding the Results
Reference value:
Source: American Diabetes Association. Standards of Medical Care in
Diabetes-2012.Diabetes Care 2012,35(Suppl.1) S11-S63. Please work with
your provider to determine a target range that works best for you.