Bayer HealthCare Blood Glucose Meter manual Getting the Blood Drop

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Getting the Blood Drop:

			Fingertip Testing—
			The depth of the puncture
			depends upon the adjustable
			endcap setting you choose and
	Shallow	Deep	the amount of pressure applied
	Shallow	Deep	to the puncture site. You should
	Puncture	Puncture	to the puncture site. You should
	Testing		determine which combination
			works best.
			Press the endcap ﬁrmly against
			Press the endcap ﬁrmly against
			the puncture site and press
			the blue release button.

Getting the Blood Drop

Wait a few seconds. Stroke your hand and finger towards the puncture site to form a drop of blood. Do not squeeze around the puncture site (“milking“).

Test immediately after you have formed a blood drop (see

page 12).

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Contents

User Guide Thank you for choosing the Ascensia Contour Table of Contents HelpImportant Your Testing Tools Your Ascensia Contour MeterYour Ascensia Microfill Test Strip Your Ascensia Microlet Lancing DeviceYour Meter Your Meter DisplayImportant Your Meter Features Your Meter FeaturesSymptoms of High or Low Blood Glucose Important Symptoms of High or Low Blood Glucose Important Important Things to Know Important Things to KnowBefore You Begin Important Before You BeginTesting Getting Ready to Test Getting Ready to TestGetting Ready to Test Testing Getting the Blood Drop Fingertip Testing Getting the Blood DropGetting the Blood Drop Testing Multiple Site TestingTesting Testing Your Blood Testing Your BloodSkin or place the blood on Top of the test strip Testing Your Blood Testing To others Error Codes and Symbols Error Codes and SymbolsSymbols If you do not resolve the problem, contact Bayer CustomerControl test Control Solution Testing Control Solution TestingHelp Blood glucose average or in the 7 day total Options Setting the Date, Time, and Sound Setting the Date, Time, and SoundSetting the Time Setting the Date, Time, and Sound Options Setting the DateSetting the Sound Setting the 12 or 24 Hour Clock Setting the Month and Day formatSetting the Markers and Alarm Options Setting the Markers and AlarmOptions Using the Markers and Alarm Using the Markers and AlarmUsing the Markers and Alarm Options If you do not want to mark the test resultIf you want to mark the test result Alarm Alarm MarkersPre-Meal Post-MealResult is marked as a Using the Memory Viewing Stored Results OptionsPress to view the 7 day total Options Viewing Stored Results Extras Changing the BatteriesCaring for the System Caring for the SystemTransferring Results to a Computer Transferring Results to a ComputerTechnical Information Technical InformationSpeciﬁcations SpeciﬁcationsSymbols Used Symbols UsedWarranty Extras Service and Supplies Service InformationReplacement Parts Part Number SuppliesRG14 1JA UK