Accu-Chek Integra Complete Instructions For Use

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118Farbe: PMS 583 – Prüfmittelnummer: 20811914.1 Preparing for AST testing5. Choose a fleshy area of the alterna-tive site and wash it with warm,soapy water or use an alcohol wipe.Ensure that the skin is dry beforetaking a blood sample.As an example you can use the top sideof your forearm, approximately 5 cm be-low the elbow.6. Firmly press the clear AST capagainst the selected site. Press therelease button and continue to applypressure to the site for a couple ofseconds. You can watch the drop ofblood form through the clear cap.The blood drop should be approximatelythis size: If the drop is smaller, release the pres-sure for a few seconds, keeping the de-vice on the skin. Then re-apply pressureuntil you get a sufficiently large drop ofblood.14.2 Measuring blood glucose1. Obtain a drop of blood as describedabove.2. Hold the meter so the test strip ispointing downwards at a slight angle.Touch the front edge of the test stripagainst the blood without delay.The strip draws up the blood. As soonas the correct amount of blood hasbeen drawn up, the meter beeps andthe test commences automatically.The meter recognizes if too littleblood has been applied and displaysan error message. 000 appears inthe display at the start of the test.3. Dispose of the used lancets and teststrips safely.4. Remove the clear AST cap from thelancing device and replace it with theoriginal plastic cap.