Nova Max

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Control Solution
ControlSolutionisaliquidthatcontainsaxedamountofglu-
cose.
• Usethissolutiontotest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accept-
able 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 glucose 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
• Eachtimeyouopenandbeginusinganewvialofteststrips
• Ifyouleavethe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arealsorecom-
mendedasanadditionalqualitycontrolcheckforyourblood
glucose monitoring system.
Running Control Solution