Notes and cautions to consider when preparing for blood glucose tests with your OneTouch Select Plus Simple® meter.
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Test your blood glucose:
Preparing for a test:
Have these things ready when you test:
OneTouch Select Plus Simple® Meter
OneTouch Select® Plus Test Strips
Lancing device
Sterile lancets
NOTE:
Use only OneTouch Select® Plus Test Strips.
Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same temperature before you test.
Do Not test if there is condensation (water build-up) on your meter. Move your meter and test strips to a cool, dry spot and wait for the meter surface to dry before testing.
Keep test strips in a cool, dry place between 5°C and 30°C.
Do Not open the test strip vial until you are ready to remove a test strip and perform a test. Use the test strip immediately after removing it from the vial, especially in high humidity environments.
Tightly close the cap on the vial immediately after use to avoid contamination and damage.
Store unused test strips only in their original vial.
Do Not return the used test strip to the vial after performing a test.
Do Not re-use a test strip that had blood or control solution applied to it. Test strips are for single use only.
Do Not test with a test strip that is bent or damaged.
With clean, dry hands, you may touch the test strip anywhere on its surface. Do Not bend, cut or modify the test strip in any way.
IMPORTANT: If another person assists you with testing, the meter, lancing device and cap should always be cleaned and disinfected prior to use by that person.
NOTE: Comparing your blood glucose test results taken with this meter to your results taken from a different meter is not recommended. Results may differ between meters and are not a useful measure of whether your meter is working properly. To check your meter accuracy, you should periodically compare your meter results to those obtained from a lab.
Do Not use the OneTouch Select Plus Simple® System when PAM (Pralidoxime) is known or suspected to be in the patient's whole blood sample, as it may cause inaccurate results.
A haematocrit (percentage of your blood that is red blood cells) that is either very high (above 55%) or very low (below 30%) can cause false results.
Do Not use your test strips if your vial is damaged or left open to air. This could lead to error messages or inaccurate results. Contact Customer Care immediately if the test strip vial is damaged. Contact information for Customer Care is listed at the end of your Owner's Guide.
If you cannot test due to a problem with your testing supplies, contact your healthcare professional. Failure to test could delay treatment decisions and lead to a serious medical condition.
Do Not use test strips after the expiry date printed on the vial.
For more information on testing, see the following articles:
