Arkon PRT03831-xxx manual Remove and discard the test strip, Discard the lancet

Section 7

Calibrate Your System/Test Blood Glucose Manually

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Steps	Do This
9. Remove and discard the test strip.	Important: Test strips may be used only once. Discard used
	test strips.
10. Discard the lancet.	Note: Use a sealed container such as a sharps container
	to avoid biohazards.
	a. Snap off the cap from the lancing device.
	b. Hold the lancet over a sharps container or other
	puncture-proof container with a lid.
	c. Pinch the white clip that holds the lancet until the
	lancet falls into the container.
11.Check your work.
	Result: A properly calibrated receiver. You have done this
	procedure correctly when:
	o Your hands and the test site have been cleaned with
	soap and water and thoroughly dried with a clean towel.
	o The code number in the receiver matches the code
	number for the test strips.
	o The test site for calibration was a finger.
	o The test site for manual blood glucose testing was
	selected from any of the other test sites shown in Step 3
	of this Section.
	o You used your finger, if you have hypoglycemia
	unawareness.
	o You used the grey cap on the lancing device for a finger
	site. Or, you used the clear cap on the lancing device
	for a forearm site.
	o The lancing produced an adequate amount of blood
	without smearing.
	o You followed all of the notes in Step 6 when testing
	the blood.
	o You interpreted the test results according to Step 7.
	o You selected NO in response to the receiver’s inquiry,
	“Control Solution?”
	o You disposed the lancet in a sharps container or in a
	puncture-proof sealed container.
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