Checking New Accu-Chek Advantage
To ensure your results are always dependable, you must periodically check the
performance of your Accu-Chek New Advantage meter.
When should I check my meter?
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If you leave the cap off the vial of test strips.
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Before using your meter for the first time.
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When you open a new vial of test strips.
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If you drop the meter.
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Whenever your result does not agree with the way you feel.
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If you have repeated a test, and the blood glucose result is still lower or
higher than expected.
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When you want to check the performance of the meter and test strip.
Running a quality Control Test
Quality Control Checks
What are quality control checks?
They ensure that you are doing a test correctly and that your system is
working properly.
To do a quality control check, you need:
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Accu-Chek Advantage II Glucose Control Solutions(Level 1 and Level 2)
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Accu-Chek Advantage II Test Strips
Note: When you open a new bottle of glucose control solution, write the
date on the label. Opened bottles of glucose control solution are good for
three months, or until the expiry date, whichever comes first.
Important: Make sure you use the proper control solution for the test
strips you have:
Performing a Quality Control Check
1. Open test strip vial and remove test strip.
Replace vial cap.
2.
Within 3 minutes, insert test strip (yellow window facing up) into test strip
slot. The meter turns on automatically.
Check that the code number on the meter matches the code on the vial of test
strips you are using. The test strip symbol stops flashing and a blood drop
symbol appears on the display.
3. Press and release the right arrow button once to select a L1 (Level 1)
control or twice to select a L2 (Level 2) control.
Note: Results marked as L1 or L2 do not appear in memory or averages.
4. Hold the control bottle horizontally with the tip pointed directly at the
right edge of the strip.
5. Gently squeeze the bottle to form one small drop. 6. Bring the drop to the
edge of the strip within the curve, and allow the strip to automatically draw
the solution into the yellow window until it is completely filled.
An hourglass flashes in the display until the measurement is complete.
7. Tightly replace the cap on control solution. 8. The control result appears.
If result is within the acceptable range (which is found on the side of the
vial of strips), an icon of the control vial appears on the screen while the
control test result and time and date (if set) alternate with "OK" and "L1" or
"L2" on the display.
Example of an acceptable Level 1
control result.
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Note: Result must be marked with an L1 or L2 for the meter to verify if
control result is within range. If result has not been marked with an L1
or L2, refer to your test strip vial label for the glucose control ranges
If result is not within the acceptable range, an icon of the control vial
appears on the screen while the control test result, and time and date (if
set), alternate with "Err" and "L1" or "L2" on the display
Example of an unacceptable Level 1 control result.
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9. Remove test strip from meter and discard. Note: Marking a test
as "L1" or "L2" prevents the quality control result from taking up space in
the meter's memory. If you do not mark the test as a control, the control
result is stored in memory and included in averages.
Cleaning The Meter
Clean the outside of the meter, as needed, using a soft cloth that has been
slightly dampened with one of the following:
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70% alcohol
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a solution of mild dishwashing liquid and water
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10% household bleach solution (1 part bleach in 9parts water) made fresh daily
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Sekupoudre
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Super Sani-wipes (Ammonium chloride with alcohol)
Do not get moisture into the code key slot, test strip slot, or the serial
port.
Note to Healthcare Professionals: Follow the infection control procedures
appropriate for your facility.
Display Check
This verifies that all parts of the display are working. Make sure the meter
is off. Press and hold down the ON/OFF button. The display should look exactly
like the picture at right. If it does not, call Roche Diagnostics.
Storing The Meter
Keep your meter free of dust. Protect it from extremes in temperature and
humidity, and handle it with care. If meter is dropped, perform a quality
control check with the glucose control solutions before doing a blood glucose
test.
The travel case is designed to let you store a variety of supplies you may
need and helps to protect your meter.
