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Chapter 3: Testing Your Blood Sugar ACCU-CHEK Customer Care Service Center 1-800-858-8072
5
.
Take the test st rip out of the
m
eter.
You h ave 20 seconds to a pply the blood to the
test str ip and put it b ack in the
m
eter.
6
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Turn the test strip do wn on top of the blood
drop, ai
m
ing for the center of th e orange pad.
7
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Put th e test strip back into the
m
eter with the
orange pad facing up.
8
.
An hourglass sy
m
bol appears on the screen,
then the test result appears.
9
.
To re
m
ove the lancet, take off the lancet device
cap and point the lancet en d away fro
m
yourself.
10
.
S
lide out the ej ector to discharge the lancet
into an appropriate container for sharp obj ects.
For more information about your test
results
,
see Chapter 3
,
“U nderstanding Your
Test Results
.
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