Blood
Glucose
Monitoring
System
Abbreviated Procedure Guide
IMPORTANT: Read detailed
instructions and other important
information in your owner’s booklet.
Coding the meter
1 Insert a test strip into the test port as shown. The three contact bars should be facing you. The meter will turn on and display the code from your last test. If you are using the meter for the first time,
a constant C and a flashing
2 If the code on the meter does not match the code on the test strip vial, press ▲ or ▼ to match the code number on the test strip vial. The display will then advance to the screen with the flashing blood drop icon 
.
If the flashing blood drop icon 
appears before you are sure the codes match, remove the test strip and
CAUTION: This step is essential to obtain accurate results.
Getting a blood sample from your fingertip
1 Hold the OneTouch® Lancing Device cap firmly against the side of your finger. Press the release button. Remove the OneTouch® Lancing Device from your finger.
2 Gently squeeze and/or massage your fingertip until a round drop of blood of at least one microlitre ( actual size) forms on your fingertip.
Applying the blood sample
1 When the flashing blood drop icon 
appears, touch and hold the drop of blood to the narrow channel in the top edge of the test strip until the confirmation window is full.
Top edge
Narrow channel
Apply drop here
If your sample does not fill the confirmation window on the first try, do not add more blood to that strip. Instead, test again with a new strip.
2 After the meter counts down from 5 to 1, your blood glucose level appears on the display along with the unit of measure, and the date and time of the test.
WARNING: If mmol/L does not appear with the test result, call the OneTouch® Customer Care Line at 1 800