Meters
Diabetes Lab eTraining Slide 3
- Meters do not only display numbers.
- Some display 鈥淟o鈥� or 鈥淗i鈥� for out of range readings.
- Some of them also display specific 鈥渆rror codes鈥� that may indicate problems like an insufficient blood sample or that the temperature is out of range.You will need the meter manual to respond to these error codes.
- You can get information about a specific meter and test strips from several different sources.
- A copy of the manufacturer鈥檚 manual for the meter should be provided bythe parent/guardian and kept in the health office for troubleshooting.
- The user manual (and in some cases the meter itself) will include a toll free number
- Meter companies now have their manuals available for download on their websites.
