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Contour
®
next GEN blood glucose monitoring system
TESTING
Control Solution
CAUTION: Use only Contour next control
solution (Normal, Low, and High) with
your
Contour next GEN blood glucose
monitoring system. Using anything other than
Contour next control solution can cause
inaccurate results.
Quality Control
• Shake the control solution bottle well, about
15 times before every use.
• Unmixed control solution may cause inaccurate
results.
You should perform a control test when:
• Using your meter for the rst time.
• You open a new bottle or package of test strips.
• You think your meter may not be working properly.
• You have repeated, unexpected blood glucose results.
WARNING
Shake the control solution well before testing.
WARNING
• Do not calibrate your continuous glucose monitoring
device from the control result.
• Do not calculate a bolus based on a control result.
CAUTION: Do not use expired materials.
Using expired material can cause inaccurate
results. Always check the expiration dates on
your test materials.
Normal, Low, or High control solutions are available and sold
separately if not included in the meter kit. You should test your
Contour next GEN meter with control solution only when the
temperature is 15°C–35°C.
Always use
Contour next control solutions. Other brands could yield
incorrect results. If you need help locating Contour next control
solutions, contact Customer Service. See the back cover for contact
information.
Control Solution Testing
1. Remove a Contour next test strip from the bottle.
2. Tightly close the bottle lid immediately after you remove the test strip.
3. Hold the test strip with the grey square end facing up.
4. Insert the grey square end of the
test strip into the test strip port
until the meter beeps.