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Contour
®
next GEN blood glucose monitoring system
TESTING
1. Press the lancing device rmly
against the puncture site and
press the release button.
2. Stroke your hand and nger
toward the puncture site to form
a drop of blood.
Do not squeeze around the
puncture site.
3. Test immediately after you have
formed a small, round blood
drop, as shown.
4. Immediately touch the tip of the
test strip to the drop of blood.
The blood is drawn into the test
strip through the tip.
CAUTION: Do not press the
tip of the test strip against the
skin or place the blood on top
of the test strip. These actions
could lead to inaccurate
results or errors.
5. Hold the tip of the test strip in the
blood drop until the meter beeps.
NOTE: If the Meal Marker feature
is On, do not remove the test strip
until you select a Meal Marker.
Second-Chance sampling—Apply More Blood
1. If the meter beeps twice and the screen displays a
blinking blood drop with a plus sign, the test strip
does not have enough blood.
2. Apply more blood to the same test strip within
60 seconds.
NOTE: If the screen displays an E 1 error message,
remove the strip and start with a new strip.
The meter displays your blood glucose result. If Meal Markers are On,
the Meal Marker symbol is blinking.
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