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IMPORTANT
•Wasthesamplefreeofclearorwateryuid?
•Wasthedroplargeenough(atleast0.3µL)?
•Didthereactionsitellwithenoughbloodallatonce?
Step 5:
The meter will count down and display result in 5 seconds.
CONSIDER YOUR RESULT. REPEAT ALTERNATE SITE TEST:
•IFthebloodsampleappearedtobedilutedwith
clear fluid.
•IFyoudidnotvigorouslyrubthetestsite.
•IFtheblooddropwasnotlargeenoughtollthe
reaction site
•IFthetestwasaccidentallymarkedasa“Control”
result.
•IFyourresultwasnotconsistentwithhowyoufeel.
•IFmorethan20secondselapsedfromsample
collection to measurement (evaporation of the
blood sample may cause a test result that is higher
than the actual value).
IF NOT,
REPEAT TEST.