How to Test Blood
Test Strip Label
Expiration Dates
LOT - ABC1234
EXP - 2018/10/31
1 - 72-90 mg/dL
2 - 150-200 mg/dL
3 - 301-398 mg/dL
May 30, 2018
1. Check supplies (see Getting Started -
Testing Checklist, page 17).
2. Allow vial of test strips
3. Wash hands in
and meter to adjust to
warm, soapy
room temperature for 10
water. Rinse
minutes.
well and dry
thoroughly.
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4. Remove one test strip
5. Insert test strip
from vial. Close test
firmly into Test
strip vial immediately.
Port. Meter
turns on.
Use test strip quickly
after taking it out of
the vial.
6. Wait until Drop Symbol
appears in the Display.
Keep test strip in meter until
testing is finished. Do not
add blood to test strip before
inserting into meter.
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