1) Wash your hands thoroughly before testing your blood glucose!

Wash your hands with soap and warm water; rinse well to remove any visible or invisible signs of glucose residue from, for example, food or drink. Dry your hands thoroughly with a clean towel.

2) Always use a fresh, well-formed blood drop and perform the test as fast as you can after lancing.

3) Make sure that the blood drop comes into contact only with the center of the test area.

When performing the test, place your finger gently on the guidance tabs. Your finger should not make any contact with the test area. Keep your finger as still as possible.

4) Remove your finger when the beep tone sounds and Test in progress is shown on the screen.

Note: You can only hear the beep tones when they are turned on. See 

1) Do not perform a test on unwashed fingers!

Do not perform a blood glucose test if the testing site has not been washed or is soiled or sticky (for example, due to glucose residue from, for example, food or drink).

2) Do not delay applying the blood drop to the test area.

Do not perform a blood glucose test with a smeared or spread blood drop. Do not smear the blood drop on the test area.

3) Do not press the finger onto the test area and avoid fast movements.

Do not attempt to force your finger between the guidance tabs or apply any direct pressure to the test area. Avoid trembling or shaky movements.

4) Do not keep your finger on longer than the beep tone or Test in progress is shown on.

Do not keep your finger on the guidance tabs or apply pressure to the test area after the beep tone sounds and/or Test in progress is displayed on the screen.

An incorrectly performed blood glucose test may lead to falsely elevated blood glucose results and thereby delivery of an inappropriately high insulin amount. Falsely elevated test results are caused by the following:

❗️ Important information on performing a test

❗️ Important information on performing a test

An incorrectly performed blood glucose test may lead to incorrect test results which can cause the wrong therapy recommendation to be made and thus produce serious adverse health effects. Therefore, read the information on how to perform a blood glucose test correctly, carefully.