Getting your meter and test strip ready for testing:
- Have these things ready when you test your blood glucose level:
- OneTouch® SelectSimple™ Meter
- OneTouch® Select™ Test Strips
- Lancing device
- Sterile lancets with protective covers
- OneTouch® Select™ Control Solution
- NOTE:
- Use only OneTouch® Select™ Test Strips (Code 25 only) with your OneTouch® SelectSimple™ Meter.
- Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same temperature before you test.
- Testing must be done within the operating temperature range 10–44°C. For the most accurate results, try to test as close to room temperature 20–25°C as you can.
- Tightly close the cap on the vial immediately after use to avoid contamination and damage.
- Store unused test strips only in their original vial.
- Write the discard date (6 months after first opening the vial) on the vial label when you first open it.
- Do Not return the used test strip to the vial after performing a test.
- 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.
- OneTouch® Select™ Test Strips are for single use only. Never re-use a test strip that had either blood or control solution applied to it.
- CAUTION:
- If you cannot test due to a problem with your testing supplies, contact your healthcare professional or Customer Care. Failure to test could delay treatment decisions and lead to a serious medical condition.
- The test strip vial contains drying agents that are harmful if inhaled or swallowed and may cause skin or eye irritation.
- CAUTION:
- To reduce the chance of infection:
- Make sure to wash the lancing site with soap and water before sampling.
- Never share a lancet or a lancing device with anyone.
- Always use a new, sterile lancet — lancets are for single use only. Attempted reuse of this single use device will affect safety, performance and effectiveness, and expose user to unnecessary risks.
- Keep your meter and lancing device clean.
