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Chapter 2: Control Testing ACCU-CHEK Customer Care Service Center 1-800-858-8072
R
unning a Control Test
For control testing
,
you’ll need your meter
,
a test strip
,
a
bottle of ACCU-CHEK Active control solution
,
and a
napkin or paper towel
.
1
.
Take a new tes t strip fro
m
the c on tainer. Make sure the
yellow color in the round wind ow on th e back of the strip
m
atches the yellow color above “0
m
g/d
L
” on the
con tainer. If it looks green
,
don’t use it
.
2
.
Insert the test strip, with the orange pad fa cing up, until it
will go no further into th e
m
eter.
D
o not bend the test
strip.
(
The arrowheads are al
m
ost no longer visible when
the test strip is inserted correctly.
)
After the flashing blood drop appears
,
you have 2
minutes to apply solution to the strip
.
D
o not operate the
m
eter without the test strip guide
attac hed. For
m
ore infor
m
ation,
S
ee Chapt er 5,
“Maintenance an d Troublesh ooting.”
O
range
Pad
Arrowheads