User's Manual C - Accu-Chek

3Testing blood glucose3.2 Performing a blood glucose testWhen you have inserted a lancet drum into the lancingdevice and set the penetration depth, you can nowstart to perform a blood glucose test.There are two ways of starting a blood glucose test. you can open the tip cover (with the meter on or off). you can turn on the meter using the buttonand select Test in the Main menu.After performing the test, you can flag the result if thetest was performed under special conditions and youwant to record this.NotesIncorrect results may cause the wrong therapyrecommendation to be made and thus produceadverse health effects.Therefore, refer to the following notes: Before you start the test, wash your hands withwarm water and soap and dry them well. This helpsremove any residues from the skin, e.g. from food,drinks or skin cream, which can disturb the testresult. This also stimulates blood flow and reducescontamination of the puncture site.64