All the meters of the Accu-Chek Active family use the Accu-Chek Active test strips which are part of a system designed for people who want a proven system that is fast and simple.

Easy blood application.
The large touchable test strips require a small blood sample of 1-2 micro litres.

Under-dosing detection.
The system indicates if more blood is needed.

Re-dosing capability.
With the Accu-Chek Active test strip in-meter re-dosing is possible within 5 seconds.¹

It's your choice.
You can apply blood to the test strip in or out of the meter. Choose what works best for you.

Visual double-check.
The visual double-check option gives you a back-up on your blood glucose values. Just compare the colour in the test strip control window with the colours on the vial.

Advice: When you take a test strip from the vial make sure you close it immediately afterwards to preserve strip quality.

Accu-Chek Active 3-dimensional view

• Accurate and fast results. The meter requires no more than 5 seconds to measure and delivers results that correlate with a lab test in an excellent way.
• Out-of-meter dosing. Applying blood onto a test strip outside the meter helps to minimise the risk of contamination.
• Under-dosing detection. The meter signals the application of too little blood to the test strip and enables re-dosing in the meter within 5 seconds.¹
• Visual double check. The visual double-check option gives you a back-up on your blood glucose values. Just compare the colour in the test strip control window with the colours on the vial.
• Blood sample. Only 1-2 micro litres of blood is required to run a blood glucose test.
• Data transfer. The meter has an infrared port enabling you to download stored test results to a computer with Accu-Chek Smart Pix device.
• Automatic coding. The code chip programs the meter automatically and updates selected meter features as valuable technological upgrades become available.

Icons.

Flashing blood drop symbol
Before Meal flag
After Meal flag
General flag
Control Flag
S button

Measuring.
After inserting the test strip into the test strip guide in the direction of the arrows, the meter turns on automatically.

After a short display check and a code number confirmation (it has to correspond with the code on the vial), the test strip and the flashing blood drop symbol appear on the display. Apply the drop of blood to the centre orange field and remove your finger. After approximately 5 seconds, the result is displayed.

When removing the test strip the meter turns off automatically and saves up to 200 results in memory together with date, time and averages.

Out-of-meter dosing.
When the test strip and flashing blood drop symbols are displayed, remove the test strip from the meter. Apply the blood to the test strip and reinsert it into the meter within 20 seconds.

Flagging a control test.
When conducting a control test you can flag the result so it will not be included in the calculation of the averages . Press the S button once. In the display you see an hourglass symbol along with the control test flag, a bottle with the letter C.You can insert the flag at this point.

Visual plausibility check of test results.
Check the round coloured control window on the back of the test strip.
Compare the colour of this window with the colours on the label of the test strip vial for plausibility check. But consider: Only test results displayed by the meter should be used for therapeutic decisions.

In addition to fingertip testing, the Accu-Chek Active can be used for testing on alternative sites, including the palm, forearm, upper arm, thigh or calf.¹ Alternative site testing requires the use of a special lancet cap.

For more information on how to use your meter, please see your Accu-Chek Active Owner’s Booklet.

• Accu-Chek Active test strips
• Accu-Chek Softclix lancing device
  The least-painful lancet device – enables virtually pain-free blood sampling due to Clixmotion Technology.
• Accu-Chek Softclix lancets
  The Accu-Chek lancet has a tapered 3-sided cut with optimised angles that contribute to a virtually friction-free and especially gentle skin penetration.
• Accu-Chek Active Control solution
  Running a control test with the Control solution helps ensure your meter and test strips are working properly. This can be purchased in your local pharmacy.
• Owner’s Booklet
  Find any information concerning your meter in the Owner’s Booklet.
• Quick Reference Guide
  The Quick Reference Guide contains quick and easy steps to help you get going with your blood glucose monitoring. Download here as a pdf.
• Battery
  The Accu-Chek Active meter runs with one standard battery of type CR 2032.
• AST cap
  With the help of the AST cap placed on the lancing device you can obtain blood from alternative sites such as – the palm, forearm, upper arm, thigh or calf. For more information, click here.
• Accu-Chek 360° View
  Accu-Chek 360° View is an easy-to understand, paper-based blood glucose analysis tool following the idea of structured testing. It turns glucose data into actionable health information enabling you to integrate the glucose readings into your daily life and allowing your physician to evaluate and adapt therapy. Download here as a pdf.
• Accu-Chek Smart Pix
  The Accu-Chek Smart Pix is a plug-and-play device which can be used to analyse blood glucose levels and therapy data from your Accu-Chek meter. The analyses are displayed on a computer in the form of various, specifiable reports. The Accu-Chek Smart Pix does not require any software installation and can be operated in 36 languages. To find out more, click here.