Blood Glucose Monitoring System USER GUIDE AW 06629402C Rev. date: 07/2012 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Contents: Getting to know your system 1 Setting the time and date, and coding your meter 4 Testing your blood glucose 8 Reviewing past results 16 Control solution testing 18 Caring for your system 20 Error messages and details about your system 24 Call OneTouch® Customer Care UK 0800 121200 Ireland 1800 535676 Or, Visit us at www.LifeScan.co.uk If you cannot reach OneTouch® Customer Care, contact your healthcare professional for advice.
Before you begin Before using this product to test your blood glucose, carefully read this User Guide and the inserts that come with the OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips and OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution. Take note of warnings and cautions throughout this User Guide, which are identified with . Many people find it helpful to practice the test with control solution before testing with blood for the first time. See Section 5, Control solution testing.
Getting to know your system The OneTouch® UltraEasy® Blood Glucose Monitoring System Included with your kit: a. OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter (battery included) b. Lancing Device c. Sterile Lancet(s) d. Carrying Case If any of these items are missing from your kit, call OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland). Available separately: e. OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips f. OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution g.
Getting to know your system Test port Insert test strip here to turn meter on for testing Display mmol/L is the preset unit of measure Up and down buttons Turns the meter on or off Select or change information METER Contact bars Insert into test port Edge to apply sample TEST STRIP Confirmation window GET TING TO KNOW YOUR SYSTEM 2 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Turning your meter on To perform a test, insert a test strip as far as it will go. The display will turn on and the meter will briefly perform system checks. Or, to change the time and date, start with the meter off, then press and hold ▼ for five seconds until the start-up test screen appears. After the start-up test screen, the pre-set time and date will appear on the display. Or, if you want to turn the meter on to review past results, start with the meter off, then press and release ▼.
Setting the time and date, and coding your meter Setting the time and date Your OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter comes with the time, date and unit of measurement pre-set. Before using your meter for the first time or if you change the meter battery, you should check and update the time and date. Make sure you complete steps 1 to 6 below to ensure your desired settings are saved. WARNING: If your display shows mg/dL rather than mmol/L, contact OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland).
Set the minutes Press ▲ or ▼ to change the minutes. When you have the correct minutes on the display, wait five seconds to move to the next setting. The year (last two digits only), month and day appear on the display and the year flashes. 4 Set the year Press ▲ or ▼ to change the year. When you have the correct year on the display, wait five seconds to move to the next setting. The month will now start flashing. 5 Set the month Press ▲ or ▼ to change the month.
Coding your meter Have these things ready when you test your blood glucose level: • OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter • Lancing device • OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips • Sterile lancets with protective disks • OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution NOTE: • Use only OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips with your OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter. • Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same temperature before you test. • Testing must be done within the operating temperature range (6–44°C).
CAUTION: OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips are for single use only. Never re-use a test strip that had either blood or control solution applied to it. After the start-up test screen appears, the meter will display the code from your last test. If a constant and a flashing “––” appear instead of a code number, such as when you are first using the meter, follow the instructions in step 3 to change to a numerical code.
3 Testing your blood glucose Getting a blood sample Overview of the Lancing Device Cocking control Clear Cap* (for alternate site sampling) Release button Depth indicator Protective disk Blue (or black) cap* (for fingertip sampling) Sterile lancet Lancet point *The blue (or black) cap and clear cap are also used for depth adjustment NOTE: If you do not have a lancing device, please refer to the instructions that came with your lancing device.
Preparing your sample site Before you test your blood glucose, wash your hands and forearm (if applicable) thoroughly with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry. Lancing and sampling from your fingertip Remove the blue (or black) cap by snapping it off Insert a sterile lancet into the lancing device Insert the lancet into the holder and push in firmly. Twist the protective disk until it separates from the lancet and save the disk for later use. Do Not twist the lancet.
Choosing the right sampling site at the right time The OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter allows you to sample blood from your fingertip, forearm or palm. Forearm and palm sampling is also referred to as “Alternate Site Testing” (AST). At times, results obtained at the forearm or palm may be different from a fingertip measurement. Talk to your healthcare professional before you begin using your forearm or palm for sampling.
Forearm sampling Choose a fleshy area of the forearm away from bone, visible veins and hair. Sometimes there is less blood flow to the forearm than to the fingertips. To help you get a large enough drop of blood, you may gently massage or apply warmth to the site to increase blood flow. Palm sampling Choose a fleshy area on the palm below your thumb or little finger. Select a spot with no visible veins and away from deep lines, which may cause your blood sample to smear.
When sampling blood from your forearm or palm, make sure the drop of blood is large enough ( approximate size) before you release pressure and remove the lancing device. Remove the lancing device Carefully lift the lancing device away from your skin. Do Not smear the blood sample. NOTE: • Y ou may need to wait a little longer to get a large enough drop of blood from the forearm or palm. Do Not squeeze the site excessively.
Apply the sample Line up the test strip with the blood drop so that the narrow channel on the edge of the test strip is almost touching the edge of the blood drop. Narrow Channel Gently touch the channel to the edge of the blood drop. Be careful not to push the test strip against your fingertip or the test strip may not fill completely. NOTE: • Do Not smear or scrape the drop of blood with the test strip. • Do Not apply more blood to the test strip after you have moved the drop of blood away.
Read your result on the meter Your blood glucose level appears on the display, along with the unit of measurement, and the date and time of the test. Blood glucose results are automatically stored in the meter’s memory. (Example) CAUTION: If you test at the low end of the operating range (6–44°C) and your glucose is high (over 10.0 mmol/L), the reading on your meter may be lower than your actual glucose.
CAUTION: Dehydration and low glucose results Severe dehydration resulting from excessive water loss may cause false low results. If you think you are suffering from severe dehydration, contact your healthcare professional immediately. CAUTION: Low glucose results If your test result is lower than 3.9 mmol/L or is shown as LO, it may mean hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose). This may require immediate treatment according to your healthcare professional’s recommendations.
4 Reviewing past results Reviewing past results The meter stores a maximum of 500 blood glucose test results. When the meter memory is full, the oldest result is dropped as the newest is added. Results are stored automatically when you test, along with the time, date and unit of measurement. You can review the results stored in the meter memory, starting with the most recent. If your meter is off, press and release ▼ to turn it on.
Downloading results to a computer You can use your meter with OneTouch® Diabetes Management Software (DMS) for storing your records and to help you spot patterns for planning meals, exercise, and medication. OneTouch® DMS puts information downloaded from the meter into charts and graphs. If you are a current OneTouch® DMS user, additional software updates may be required for use with the OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter. Please visit www.LifeScan.co.uk.
5 Control solution testing When to test with control solution OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution contains a known amount of glucose and is used to check that the meter and the test strips are working properly.
Press ▲ so that the control solution test symbol CtL appears in the upper right corner of the display. You must mark the test before you apply control solution. Once you have completed the test, you cannot change the marking. The meter is now ready to perform a control solution test. If you decide not to do a control solution test, press ▲ again to remove CtL from the display. Prepare and apply control solution Shake the control solution vial before each test.
6 Caring for your system Replacing the battery Your OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter uses one 3.0 Volt CR 2032 lithium battery (or equivalent). Replacement batteries can be found in most stores where batteries are sold. Your meter comes with the battery already installed. A battery icon appears in the far righthand side of the meter display to indicate low battery. When there is enough power for a minimum of 100 more tests, the battery icon will appear.
WARNING: To avoid a possible shock, Do Not change the battery while the meter is connected to a computer with the OneTouch® Interface Cable. Insert the new battery With the “+” side facing up toward you, place the battery in the compartment within the fold of the ribbon. Push the battery until it snaps into place. Insert the two battery door tabs into the matching holes, and push down until you hear the door click into place.
Caring for your system Your OneTouch® UltraEasy® Blood Glucose Monitoring System does not need any special maintenance. Storing your system Store your meter, test strips and control solution in your carrying case after each use. Store each item in a cool, dry place below 30°C, but Do Not refrigerate. Keep all items away from direct sunlight and heat. Tightly close the cap on the test strip vial and/or control solution vial immediately after use to avoid contamination or damage.
Cleaning your meter To clean your meter, wipe the outside with a soft cloth dampened with water and mild detergent. Do Not use alcohol or another solvent to clean your meter. Do Not get any liquids, dirt, dust, blood, or control solution inside the meter through the test port or the data port. Never spray cleaning solution on the meter or immerse it in any liquid. Cleaning your lancing device and clear cap To clean these items, wipe them with a soft cloth dampened with water and mild detergent.
7 Error messages and details about your system Understanding error and other messages The OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter displays messages when there are problems with the test strip, with the meter, or when your blood glucose levels are higher than 33.3 mmol/L or lower than 1.1 mmol/L. Messages do not appear in all cases when a problem has occurred. Improper use may cause an inaccurate result without producing a warning message.
Message What it means What to do No result in memory, such as the first time use of the meter. or, Your meter was unable to recall this result. You can still perform a blood glucose test and get an accurate test result. Contact OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland) to report this occurrence if this is not your first time use of the meter. Error message indicates there is a problem with the meter. Do Not use the meter.
Message What it means What to do One of the following may apply: You may have high glucose and have tested in an environment near the low end of the system’s operating temperature range (6–44°C). or, If you tested in a cool environment, repeat the test in a warmer environment with a new test strip; see Section 3, Testing your blood glucose. If this error message appears again, contact OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland). There may be a problem with the test strip.
Detailed information about your system Comparing meter and laboratory results Test results with the OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter are plasma-calibrated. This helps you and your healthcare professional to compare your meter results with laboratory tests. If you have been using another type of meter—one that provides whole blood-calibrated results—you may notice that your test results with the OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter are approximately 12% higher.
Symbols Cautions and Warnings: Refer to safety-related notes in the User Guide and inserts that came with your meter and testing supplies.
LifeScan self-test blood glucose monitoring devices conform to the following EU Directives: IVDD (98/79/EC): Blood Glucose Meter, Test Strips, and Control Solution. MDD (93/42/EEC): Lancets 0120 Blood Sampler 0120 LifeScan Europe Division of Cilag GmbH International 6300 Zug Switzerland Electrical and safety standards The meter has been tested for immunity to Level 4 electrostatic discharge as specified in IEC 61000-4-2.
