The Accu-Chek Multiclix is a drum-loading lancing device designed to be used in conjunction with a blood glucose meter. There are six tiny, needle-like lancets in each drum; the Multiclix is spring-loaded to trigger each lancet to a depth that you determine, hopefully drawing a single drop of blood. That blood is then applied to a test strip and inserted in the glucose meter, which analyzes your blood glucose level.
Step 1
Pull the blue cap straight off the end of the Accu-Chek Multiclix. Snap a drum of lancets into place--blue ring facing inward--and then replace the cap.
Step 2
Twist the numbered sleeve just below the cap to a 2 to begin with. This sets the depth of the lancet's penetration; you can adjust it to 1 for less penetration, or up to a higher number for more penetration.
Step 3
Press down on the plunger at the opposite end of the Accu-Chek Multiclix from the cap. This arms the lancing device. The release button, just behind the numbered sleeve, should turn yellow.
Step 4
Hold the hole in the lancing device's cap firmly against the side of one of your fingertip and press the yellow release button. This will trigger the lancet to puncture your skin.
Step 5
Squeeze a drop of blood from your punctured finger onto the test strip for your glucose meter.
Step 6
Advance to the next lancet in your Accu-Chek Multiclix's drum before putting away the device. Hold the Multiclix in front of you, with the plunger facing right and the cap pointing left. Rotate the plunger away from you, then toward you, as indicated by the white arrow on it. This ensures that your Multiclix will be ready with a fresh lancet the next time you need to test your glucose.
Tips and Warnings
- When the lancet counter to the left of the plunger is solid blue, you're on your last lancet and should replace the drum before your next test. Proceed as in Step 1, but tip the old lancet drum out of the device before inserting a new one. You don't need to dispose of your used Multiclix lancets in a sharps container, because they're safely concealed inside the spent drum. Just throw them out with your normal household trash.
