Accu-Chek ADVANTAGE - Table of Contents

Contents
About the Accu-Chek Advantage Meter . . . vi
Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
About the Accu-Chek Advantage Plus
Test Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Inserting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Battery Symbol on the Display . . . . . . . . . . 2
Setting the Beeper, Time, Date,
and Hypo Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Turning the Beeper On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setting the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting the Hypo Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coding Your Meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gathering Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Performing a Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Marking a Result with a Flag, Asterisk ( ) . 16
Normal Blood Glucose Values . . . . . . . . . 17
Understanding Your Test Results . . . . . . 17
Do’s and Don’ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Correct Test Strip Appearance . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Quality Control Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Performing a Quality Control Check . . . . . 24
Understanding Control Results . . . . . . . . . 27
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