Control Solution Testing
Our control solutions contain a known amount of glucose that reacts
with test strips and that are used to ensure your meter and test strips
are working together correctly.
Test strips, control solutions, or sterile lancets may not be included in
the kit (please check the contents on your product box). They can be
purchased separately. Please make sure you have those items needed
for a blood glucose test beforehand.
Do a control solution test when:
you first receive the meter,
at least once a week to routinely check the meter and test strips,
you begin using a new vial of test strips,
you suspect the meter or test strips are not working properly,
your blood glucose or β-ketone test results are not consistent with
how you feel, or if you think the results are not accurate,
practicing the testing process, or
you dropped or think you have damaged the meter.
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