User guide

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Important Things to Know
Your Meter Features
Programmed: Your CONTOUR
®
LINK meter has been pre-
set at the factory with the standard date and time. To
change these settings or to use advanced meter features,
such as meal markers, read through the Options section
of your User Guide.
Easy: The CONTOUR LINK blood glucose monitoring system is
all about simplicity. You will notice its uncomplicated approach
the fi rst time you see it. Simple things like the use of three
large buttons and a clear display are sure to make this your
favorite meter right from the start.
Automatic: You no longer have to worry about coding your
meter or marking a control test result. The C
ONTOUR LINK
meter does it automatically. It will even tell you when a test
strip is under-fi lled.
Makes Sense: You will fi nd features asked for by customers
just like you. Practical features like a fast test time, a very
small blood sample size, and a simple testing procedure
(No Coding
TM
technology!) make the CONTOUR LINK meter
your meter.
Convenient: Your CONTOUR LINK meter takes up about as
much room in your pocket or bag as your key ring. The
meter’s small size, sleek design, and ease of use allow you
to take it everywhere. You will be likely to test more often,
which can mean better control of your diabetes.
“Talks” to Your Compatible Medtronic Device: Your
C
ONTOUR LINK meter has the ability to automatically send
your glucose result directly to your compatible Medtronic
MiniMed Paradigm
®
Insulin Pump or Medtronic MiniMed
Paradigm
®
REAL-Time Revel™ Insulin Pump. This eliminates
the need to manually enter your blood glucose result
into the insulin pump’s Bolus Wizard
®
Calculator, which
calculates an estimated bolus to support your food intake or
to correct a high blood glucose. Your C
ONTOUR LINK meter
can also send your fi ngertip blood glucose result directly
to your compatible MiniMed Paradigm
®
REAL-Time Revel™
System, eliminating the need to manually enter the result
when calibrating the system.
Your Meter Features
Important Things to Know
Your CONTOUR
®
LINK blood glucose meter is specifi c for
glucose and has been referenced to plasma/serum
values. Methods calibrated to plasma/serum can be 9%
to 15% higher than the results of whole blood glucose
assay methods.
Always keep the test strips in the original bottle.
Tightly close the bottle immediately after removing
a test strip. The bottle is specially designed to
provide a dry environment for the test strips.
Extended exposure to room humidity from leaving
the bottle open or not storing the test strips in the
original bottle will damage your test strips.
Avoid excessive “milking” of your fi nger when forming a
drop of blood and test immediately after forming the
blood drop.
DO NOT use a test strip that appears damaged or
has been used.
Test strips are for single use only.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your meter has been preset and
locked to display results in mg/dL (milligrams of glucose
per deciliter). Test results in mg/dL will never have a
decimal point. In some countries, the meters are preset
to display units in mmol/L (millimoles of glucose per
liter). Results in mmol/L will always have a decimal point.
Check your display to ensure that results are being displayed
in the expected units; if they are not, contact Bayer Diabetes
Care Customer Service at 1-800-348-8100 (available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week).
Example: or
IMPORTANT: When a low battery warning displays on
the meter, replace the battery as soon as possible to
avoid a test result not being stored in the meter
memory.
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