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4. Prepare for lancing. (con’t)
g. Select the lancing device depth setting.
• eFreeStyle®LancingDeviceoersfourdierentdepth
settings. Move the dial to the desired setting as shown
in the depth indicator window. Level 1 is the shallowest
depth; Level 4 is the deepest. To lance parts of the body
other than the nger, we recommend that you start at
Level (2) and use the clear cap.
To lance your nger, we recommend that you set the
depth setting to its shallowest depth (1) and use the
grey cap.
h. Pull the dark grey cocking handle out until it clicks.
Note: You may have already cocked the device in Step 4d.
i. Prepare the site:
•Anger. Set the depth setting to its shallowest depth (1).
•Yourforearm. Start at Level (2) or higher if your experience with
setting 2 does not produce a usable sample.

If you are lancing en

•Anger. Warm your hand, lower it to waist level, and
gently massage the nger.
•Yourforearm. Rub the test site vigorously until you feel it getting
warm (three to ve seconds).

If you are using en to stimulate blood ow

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Calibrate Your System/Test Blood Glucose Manually