Lifescan Ultra 2 - Manual (Page 4)

Getting a blood sample pg. 14
Prepare the OneTouch ®
UltraSoft ® Blood Sampler
Remove the blue cap and put a
new lancet in the sampler. Twist
off the protective disk. Replace
the cap and cock the sampler.
Get a drop of blood
Hold the OneTouch
® UltraSoft ®
Blood Sampler firmly against
your finger. Press the release
button.
Gently squeeze and/or massage
your fingertip until a round
drop of blood of at least one
microliter (
actual size) forms
on your fingertip.
Applying blood pg. 25
and reading results
Touch and hold the drop of blood
to the narrow channel in the top
edge of the test strip
Blood will be drawn into the
strip. Keep holding the drop
of blood to the top edge of the
strip until the confirmation
window is full. The meter will
begin to count down from 5 to 1.
Then, your blood glucose level
appears on the display along
with the unit of measure, and the
date and time of the test.
If the test results are lower than,
higher than, or not what you
expect, see pages 28–29.
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