Instructions:
Preparing the Test Strips
1. Wash and dry your hands and the test site well.
2. Remove a test strip from the test strip vial. Tightly close the vial cap immediately after you have removed the test strip.
3. Insert the test strip into the meter in the direction of the arrows. The meter will turn on after the beep.
4. A symbol with a flashing blood drop will appear letting you know the meter is ready to test.
Preparing the Lancing Device
1. Unscrew the lancing device cover from the body of the lancing device. Insert a sterile lancet into the lancing device and push it until the lancet comes to a complete stop in the lancing device.
The iGlucose Essential lancing device uses ONLY iGlucose Essential sterile lancets.
- Hold the lancet firmly in the lancing device and twist the safety tab of the lancet until it loosens, then pull the safety tab o the lancet. Save the safety tab for disposing the used lancet.
- Carefully screw the cover back onto the lancing device. Avoid contact with the exposed lancet. Make sure the cover is fully sealed on the lancing device.
4. Adjust the puncture depth by rotating the lancing device cover. There are 5 puncture depth settings. To reduce discomfort, use the lowest setting that still produces an adequate drop of blood.
Adjustment:
1: Delicate skin
2 and 3: Normal skin
4 and 5: Calloused or thick skin
Greater pressure of the lancing device against the puncture site will also increase the puncture depth.
Getting a Blood Drop for Testing
- Pull the cocking barrel back to set the lancing device. You may hear a click to indicate the lancing device is now loaded and ready for obtaining a drop of blood.
- Press the lancing device against the side of the finger to be lanced with the cover resting on the finger. Push the release button to prick your fingertip. You should hear a click as the lancing device activates.
- Remove the first drop of blood with a clean paper towel to ensure a more accurate result. Gently massage from the base of the finger to the tip of the finger to obtain the required blood volume (half the size of a match head). Avoid smearing the drop of blood. For the greatest reduction in pain, lance on the side of the fingertip. Test immediately after a good blood drop has formed.
- Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop of blood. The blood will be pulled into the test strip through the tip. Make sure that the blood sample has fully filled the check window of the tip of the strip. Hold the tip of the test strip in the blood drop until the meter beeps.
If the blood sample does not fill the check window, do not add a second drop. Discard the test strip and start over with a new test strip.
- The meter counts down 5 seconds and your result appears on the display after a beep. The test result will automatically be stored in the meter memory. Please do not touch the test strip during the countdown as this may result in an error.
- After the testing is completed, the measurement data will be transmitted.
Removing the Used Lancet
1. Unscrew the lancing device cover. Place the safety tab of the lancet on a hard surface and carefully insert the lancet needle into the safety tab.
2. Press the release button to make sure that the lancet is in the extended position. Slide the ejection button forward to release the used or contaminated lancet in an appropriate container with a potential biohazard identification. Do not use your fingers to pull the used lancet out to prevent injury from the lancet. Dispose of used lancets and follow local regulations for proper disposal to prevent injury from the lancets.
3. Place the lancing device cover back on the lancing device.
4. Please wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling the meter, lancing device, or test strips.
Discarding the Used Test Strip
1. You can eject and discard the used test strip by using the strip ejector.
POTENTIAL BIOHAZARD: Dispose of the used test strips as a potential medical waste and in accordance to your state guidelines
Source : iGlucose Essential User Manual