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Caring for Your Glucose Monitoring System
• Store meter in the carrying case provided whenever possible.
• Wash and dry hands well before handling to keep the meter and test strips
free of water and other contaminants.
• VivaChek™ Fad Sync Blood Glucose Meter is a precision electronic
instrument. Please handle it with care.
• Avoid exposing meter and test strips to excessive humidity, heat, cold, dust,
or dirt.
Cleaning and Disinfection
Your VivaChek™ Fad Sync Blood Glucose Meter should be cleaned and
disinfected a minimum of once per week. Use only Clorox
TM
Healthcare Bleach
Germicidal Wipes, which has been proven to be safe to use with the VivaChek™
Fad Sync Blood Glucose Meter.
Cleaning is part of your normal care and maintenance and should be performed
prior to disinfection, but cleaning does not kill germs. After use and exposure to
blood, all parts of this kit can potentially transmit infectious diseases. Disinfecting
reduces the risk of transmitting infectious diseases.
Note: If the meter is being operated by a second person who is providing testing
assistance to you, the meter should be cleaned and disinfected prior to use by the
second person.
Cleaning Your Meter
Step 1: Take one piece of Clorox™ Healthcare Bleach Germicidal
Wipes (EPA Registration No. 67619-12) from the container.
Step 2: Clean the entire meter surface including front side, back side,
right side and left side.
The meter should be cleaned whenever they are visibly dirty or a minimum of once
per week. This pre-cleaning is to prepare the meter surface for a disinfection
process.
Disinfecting Your Meter
Step 1: After cleaning your meter, take out another new piece of Clorox™
Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes.
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