Accu-Chek Compact Plus User Manual

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70 Testing blood glucose 71Testing blood glucose4 Press in the plunger until it CLICKS.This triggers the lancet, which penetrates the skin. Gently massage the finger towards the fingertip to encourage a dropof blood to form.The amount of blood that emerges at the test site depends on the pen-etration setting and the pressure used to hold the lancing device againstthe skin.If the amount of blood you obtain is too small, try again, applying morepressure this time. If you still obtain insufficient blood, repeat the proce-dure with progressively deeper settings.If too much blood emerges, reduce the penetration depth.4.2.2 Applying blood to the test strip Hold the meter so that the test strip is pointing downwards (seeillustration). Touch the drop of blood, as soon as it has formed, against the frontedge of the test strip where the black notch is located.The strip draws up blood.