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Contents
5 Testing blood glucose ................................................................ 72
5.1 Preparing to test blood glucose ........................................... 72
5.2 Turning the meter on ........................................................... 72
5.2.1 Turning the meter on with a test strip ...................... 72
5.2.2 Turning the meter on with the Þ button ................ 76
5.2.3 Notes ...................................................................... 78
5.3 Performing a blood glucose test ........................................ 81
5.4 Ejecting the test strip .......................................................... 86
5.5 Symbols seen during testing and what they mean ............... 89
5.6 Flagging special results....................................................... 90
5.7 Evaluating results................................................................ 92
5.7.1 Measuring range ..................................................... 93
5.7.2 Implausible results – possible sources of error ........ 94
6 Using the meter as a notebook .................................................. 96
6.1 Memory .............................................................................. 96
6.2 Retrieving results from memory .......................................... 97
6.3 Requesting 7, 14 and 30 day averages.............................. 100
6.4 Erasing the most recent result........................................... 106
6.5 Downloading test results to a PC, handheld computer
or printer ........................................................................... 109