Nova Max PLUS

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Control Solution
ControlSolutionisaliquidthatcontainsaxedamountofGlu-
cose or ß-ketone.
• Usethesesolutionstoverifythatyourmonitorandteststrips
are working properly.
• Usethissolutiontopracticeortocheckthatyouarefollowing
the correct testing procedure without using your own blood.
If the monitor reading is within the control solution’s acceptable
range, the meter is working properly.
Perform a Control Solution Test
The control solution test conrms that your monitor and test strips
are working correctly. A control solution test is similar to a blood test,
except you use Nova Max Control Solution and not a blood sample.
You should run a control solution test:
• Whenyourstgetyourmonitorandatleastonceaweek
thereafter for glucose
• Eachtimeyouopenandbeginusinganewvialofglucoseteststrips
• Ifyouleavetheglucoseteststripvialcapopenforanylength
of time
• Ifthemonitorisdropped,damaged,orexposedtoliquids
• Ifyouthinkyourtestresultsarenotaccurate,orifyourtest
results are not consistent with how you feel
• Tochecktheperformanceofthemonitorandteststrips
• NovaMaxHighandLowGlucoseControlsandNovaMaxPlusß-Ke-
tone Low and High Controls are also recommended as an additional
qualitycontrolcheckforyourNovaMaxPlusmonitoringsystem.
Running Control Solution
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