OneTouch Surestep Owner's Manual

Addendum to SURESTEP®Owner’s Booklet

(AW 052-251-01A/B/C)

IMPORTANT:

Please read this Addendum; it
contains new information.

What to Do If the Message Appears
on the Display and the Confirmation Dot
Is Completely Blue

POSSIBLE CAUSE

1. Blood was applied to the

wrong side of the test
strip, or

2. The test strip was inserted
more than 2 minutes after
applying blood, or

3. You may have a very
high blood glucose level,
possibly exceeding 500
mg /dL.

WHAT TO DO

1. Clean the meter. Repeat

the test with a new test
strip, applying blood to
the pink test square.

2. Repeat the test with a
new test strip. Insert

it within 2 minutes of
applying blood.

3. If the message
appears, do a visual
check of the color of the
confirmation dot versus
the Color Chart on the
test strip bottle. A color
that matches or is darker
than the 350 mg /dL color
on the chart indicates a
high blood glucose level.
Follow the treatment
advice of your healthcare
professional.

Listed below are several possible causes for the appearance
of an message when the test strip confirmation dot is
completely blue.

TM

If the message appears and the confirmation dot is not completely
blue, see the reverse side of this Addendum.

NEW

INFORMATION

If any white patches or white streaks appear on the confirmation
dot, you have not applied enough blood for an accurate test.

Repeat the test with a new test strip to avoid getting a false
low result or an error message. Apply a larger drop of blood
to the pink test square and verify that the confirmation dot
has turned completely blue.

What to Do If the Message Appears
on the Display and the Confirmation Dot
Is Not Completely Blue

IMPORT ANT: For a complete description of operating instructions and other

important technical information, please refer to the SURESTEP

®

Blood

Glucose Monitoring System Owner’s Booklet.

©LIFESCAN INC. Printed in U.S.A. 1997

White

Pad

Confirmation

Dot

Pink
Test

Square

Enough Blood

Back

Back

Front

Not Enough

Blood

Back

Front

3-STEP TEST PROCEDURE

AW 050-022-01B

2

Check confirmation dot on back of
test strip.

3

Push test strip pink side up firmly
into holder until it stops. Read result
(30-second average test time).

1

Press blue power button and apply
blood to

pink test square.