EasyTouch ET-201 - Testing Your Blood Glucose Level

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Testing Your Blood Glucose Level
CAUTION:
You can only use EasyTouch
®
II Blood Glucose Test Strips and check strip on the
EasyTouch
®
GCU meter.
1. The  rst time you use the EasyTouch
®
GCU meter or open a new test
strip vial, insert the code key from the test strip vial. Each test strip vial
contains one code key. Make sure the number on the code key matches
the code number on the vial of test strips you use.
2. Take one strip from the vial. Close the vial quickly.
Caution:
The test strips can be damaged when they are not capped and stored properly.
3. Insert the test strip into the test strip slot on the meter. The meter will  rst display
code number, and then the blood symbol “
S
”.
4. When the screen shows the blood symbol “
S
”, clean your  nger with an alcohol swab.
Let it dry completely.
5. Place the puncturer on your  nger.
NOTE:
The best puncture site is on the side of your  ngertip, because it has the best blood
supply.