Accu-Chek Mobile User Manual

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Testing blood glucose 3
Obtaining a blood drop
Use a new lancet each time you obtain blood.
This reduces the risk of infection and helps
ensure virtually pain-free blood sampling.
In general, all the ngers are suitable for obtaining
blood. Certain ngers can be unsuitable if, for example,
a skin or ngernail infection is present. We recommend
obtaining capillary blood from the side of a ngertip as
this registers the least pain (see black areas in the
illustration on the left).
The amount of blood that emerges at the puncture site
depends on the penetration depth setting and the
pressure used to hold the lancing device against the
skin.
If you nd that the amount of blood for a test is
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insufcient, press the lancing device more rmly
against the skin next time. If you still obtain insuf-
cient blood, also increase the penetration depth one
setting at a time when you perform your next tests.
If, on the other hand, you obtain too much blood,
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reduce the penetration depth next time.
= Recommended sites for obtaining blood

Accu-Chek Mobile Specifications

General

Measurement Technology	Photometric
Sample Type	Capillary whole blood
Sample Size	0.3 µL
Test Time	5 seconds
Battery Type	2 AAA batteries
Connectivity	USB
Dimensions	121 x 63 x 20 mm
Weight	129 g (with batteries)
Display	LCD
Memory Capacity	2000 results
Measuring Range	0.6 - 33.3 mmol/L
Operating Temperature	10 - 40°C
Operating Humidity	10 to 90% RH
Hematocrit Range	20 to 70%
Test Strip Technology	No test strips required (uses a test cassette)