How to Test With One Touch Ultra 2

Taking care of yourself when you have diabetes is extremely important. Knowing your blood glucose level at any given time is a sure way to keep yourself healthy and prevent a diabetic attack. There is a device, the One Touch Ultra 2, that makes it simple and mostly pain free for you to do this at home or anywhere else. Simply purchase the kit and follow a few simple instructions.

Things You'll Need

• One Touch test strips
• Lancing device

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Instructions

• 1

  Remove a test strip from the vial and place it on top of the meter where it belongs. Be sure that the contact bars are facing you and downward so you can easily read them.

• 2

  Check the meter code against the test strip code. They need to match to ensure that it works properly. If the codes do not match, press the up and down arrows on the meter until the two codes read the same.

• 3

  Prick the tip of one of your fingers with the lancing device. Pull the cap off the device, place a lancet on it, replace the cap, pull back, and pull the trigger button to prick your finger.

• 4

  Massage the finger so a drop of blood comes out, and then touch the strip to the blood droplet.

• 5

  Watch the meter count down from 5 to 1. When it is complete, a number will be displayed, and that is your blood glucose level at that date and time.