Monitoring

Blood Glucose

Important: If the countdown does not start:

What It Means:

You might not have applied enough blood to the test strip.

What to Do:

•Apply a second drop of blood to the test strip. Refer to your test strip instructions for use for the number of seconds you have to apply a second drop.

•If the countdown still does not start, or if the number of seconds you have to apply a second drop have passed, discard the test strip, turn off your monitor, and try again with a new test strip.

3At the end of the countdown:

•If the beeper is ON, listen for the beeper.

•The blood glucose result shows on the display window.

•The result is stored in your monitor’s memory. You may also write the result

in your logbook.

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Abbott Diabetes Care ART06986 manual Important If the countdown does not start, What It Means