Abbott Diabetes Care Blood Glucose Monitor manual

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i Call Custo mer Care T o ll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com T able of Contents Important Information About Y our F reeS tyle Flash ™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System ............................... 2 Important Health Related Information .............................................. 3-4 The F r eeS tyle Flash ™ M eter and F[...]

ii Appendices U sing your Meter ’ s Lights .................................................................... 35 U sing Alarms........................................................................................ 36 Meter Screen Displays .................................................................... 37-42 Setting Alarms ................[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com The F r eeS tyle Flash ™ System U ses the W orld’ s Smalle st Sample So Y ou Can T est on a V ariety of Locations T est On or Off Y our Fingers The F reeS tyle Flash System gives you the freedom to obtain a blood sample for testing your glucose level from different a[...]

Important Infor mation About Y our F reeS tyle Flash ™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System Ho w the F reeS tyle Flash System Should Be Used • The FreeS tyle Flash System is intended for use outside the body (in other words, in vitro diagnostic use only). • The FreeS tyle Flash System is used for measuring blood glucose (also known as blood sugar [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Important H ealth-Related Information • Sever e dehydration and excessive water loss may cause false low results. If you believe you are suffering from severe dehydration, consult your physician immediately . • T est results below 60 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L) mean low blood[...]

W ARNING: W e recommend that you test on your fingers or palm (at the base of the thumb) if you are testing for hypoglycemia (low blood gl ucose), or if yo u s uffer from hypoglycemia unawareness. Important H ealth-Related Information (continued) • Changes in blood glucose may be observed in finger or palm (at the base of the thumb) blood sam ple[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Thes e item s are i nclu ded in y our Fr eeS tyle F lash B lo od Glu cose M onit ori ng Sy stem : 1. Getti ng S tart ed Gu ide 2. Owner ’ s Boo klet 3. Quick R efe ren ce G uide 4. F ree S tyle ® C ontr ol S olut ion 5. F r eeS ty le T est S tri ps (10 C ount ) 6. Fr [...]

6 F reeS tyle Flash ™ System 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 10.[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com The F reeS tyle Flash ™ M eter and H o w I t W orks Data P ort Allows you to transfer data fr om th e met er’s memo ry to a com pute r or u ploa d to a s ecu re, protect ed website desig ned for diabetes data manag ement. Re fer to “ T ransfe rring Data ” on page[...]

c (Con figu r e) Bu tto n The “ c ” button is used to: • M arks a test result as control solution. • Changes the test strip code (scrolls for ward), time, alarm settings, sound options, date, unit of measurement, and reviews stored readings. • S ilences an alarm. T est S trip P o rt In sert the T op e nd of a new F reeS tyle T est S trip [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Con tr ol Sol uti on T est Re sul t Sym bol Sho ws that yo u hav e mar ked a test r esu lt as a con tr ol sol uti on tes t. Check Owner ’ s Booklet Symbol Appears when the meter detects LO or HI blood glucose, out of temperature range results, low batteries, data cable[...]

Battery Symbol Ap pea rs wh en yo u shou ld re pla ce yo ur met er bat ter ies . T est Result Ar ea T est results appear here. A decimal point appears only when the unit of measurement is in millimoles per liter (mmol/L). Sys tem Check Scr een This screen always appears when the meter leaves clock mode so that you can ensure the display is working [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Bl ood D rop a nd T est S tri p Sym bols These symbols work together in an animation to tell you when the meter is ready for you to apply blood or control solution. Dat e Se tup Sy mbol d - m or m - d appears in Set mode when setting the date format (for either the day-m[...]

Sou nd Lev el Sym bols Indicates whether the meter sound prompt (beep) is set to high, low , or off. mg/d L (U.S . S tand ar d) or mm ol/L The units of me asur eme nt use d for yo ur tes t r es ult. Cloc k Sym bol A clock symbol appears in the Clock mode and in the Set mode when setting the time. 12 14-D ay A v era ge Sym bol Appears with a glucose[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com The F reeS tyle ® T est Strip The T est Strip Does the W ork The test strip acts like a sponge and pulls the blood into the strip through the edge. Edge of test strip 13 Apply blood or control solution to only one edge of the test strip per test. Important: Use only one[...]

14 Important T est S trip Infor mation • The F reeS tyle F las h ™ Sys tem has an ope rat ing range of 40 º to 104 º F (5 º to 40 º C). • U se t h e t es t st ri p s o nl y wi th i n t he s ys t em op e ra t in g te mp e ra t ur e ra n ge . • S tore the test strip package in a cool, dr y place between 37 º to 86 º F (3 º to 30 º C).[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com The F reeS tyle ® Control Solution All About F reeS tyle Control Solution What is Fr eeStyle Control Solution? It is a red liquid that contains a fixed amount of glucose and has three important uses: • T o practice testing without having to use your o wn blood. • T [...]

When should I perfor m a control solution test? • When you question your results and want to confirm that your monitor and test strips are working properly . F or information on how to obtain Control Solution, call Customer Care at 1-800-522-5226. Ho w do I know if my control solution has e xpir ed? F reeS tyle ® Control Solution is good for thr[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Ensuring Accurate Control Solution Results. • U se only Fr eeS tyle ® Control Solution with your F reeStyle Flash ™ M eter . Th e use of other brands of control solut ion with the F reeS tyle F lash Meter may produce inaccurate results. • Re pla ce th e cap on the[...]

Ho w do I know if the control solution test results ar e accurate? • The control solution test results should fall within the range printed on the test strip vial label. I mportant: The control solution range is a target range for control solution only . It is not a target r ange for your blood glucose level. • If control solution test results [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 2 1 P erforming a Control Solution T est Insert only the T op end of test strip into the meter (with the dark-colored rectangle going into the meter). Grasp the bottom of the test strip with the name “Fr eeS tyle ” on the test strip facing up. Insert the top of the t[...]

3 Gently touch only one edge of the test strip to the control solution. Specifically , apply the control solution to the test strip edge next to one of the dark-colored half-circles. If the sound prompt is on, your meter beeps once when the test strip is full. A shor t line then mov es clockwise 20 around the display screen while the sample is bein[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com The F reeS tyle ® Lancing Device Cocking Handle Depth Settings Dial Clear Cap (for testing sites other than the finger) Depth Indicator Windo w Release Button Gr ey Cap (for finger testing) 21[...]

22 1 2 3 Remo v e Cap Snap off the cap on the lancing device at an angle. Insert Lancet I ns ert a new F reeStyle ® Lancet firmly into the white lancet holder cup. (P ushing the lancet into the cup may cock the device; this is okay .) T wist Off the Rounded T op Hold the lancet firmly in place with one hand; use your other hand to twist off the ro[...]

23 4 5 6 Replace Cap Replace the cap until it snaps or clicks into place. Be careful not to touch the exposed needle on the lancet. Important: Use the grey cap for finger tests. Lancing with the clear cap may be completed at the following test sites: fore- arm, upper ar m, hand, thigh, and calf. P age 24 shows an example of lancing on the forearm. [...]

24 Lancing Lancing Y our F orear m, Upper Arm, Hand, Thigh, or Calf Important: U se the clear cap for testing on your forearm, upper arm, hand, thigh, or calf. T o bring fresh blood to the surface of the test site, rub the test site vigorously for a few seconds until you feel it getting warm. a. W e recommend that you set the depth setting on the l[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 25 Lancing (continued) Lancing Y our Finger Important : U se the gr ey cap for finger testing. Stimulate blood flow by keeping your hand warm or by lowering your hand to waist level and by gently massaging your finger . a. W e recommend that you set the depth setting on [...]

26 Remo ving the Lancet When you have finished testing, snap off the cap from the lancing device. Hold the lancet over a sharps container or a puncture-proof container with a lid. Pinch the white clip that holds the lancet until the lancet falls out. P otential Bruising It is possible you may experience bruising at the test site. If bruising does o[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 27 T esting Y our Blood Glucose Important : T o ensur e accur ate results , wash your hands and test site (for example, your forearm) with soap and water . Make sur e there is no cream or lotion on the test site. Thoroughly dr y your hands and test site. W ARNING: W e re[...]

Meter Blood Glucose T esting Components Clear Cap (for testing sites other than the finger) 28 T est S trips Control Solution Lancet Lancing Device Gr ey Cap (for testing on the finger)[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 29 1 Before performing a blood glucose test, prepar e the lancing device (refer to pages 22 and 23 for more information). P repar e Y our M eter a. Insert a new test strip into the meter until it stops. The meter powers on. P erforming a Blood Glucose T est 1. System Che[...]

30 N ote: T o ensure accurate test results, make sure the code number on your meter display always matches the code number in the box out- lined in blue, located on the side of the test strip vial. Caution: T ake care to not press the “ c ” or “ m ” buttons when you are ho ldi ng the meter whil e perfo rmi ng th e bloo d tes t. If you do, y[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 2 Filling the T est Strip with Blood a. Make sure that the test strip is in the meter and the meter is powered on. (If the meter is in clock mode, take out the test strip and reinsert it into the meter .) Leave the test strip in the meter . Y ou are now ready to apply th[...]

W aiting for Result • Do not lift the test strip up until you hear one beep (if sound is turned on) or see the short line moving clockwise on your meter screen. This means you have enough blood and the meter is reading your glucose. • If after five seconds your meter does not show a short line moving around the display screen, the sample may be[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com L O R eadings Important: Low or high blood glucose readings can indicate a potentially serious medical condition. The Fr eeStyle Flash ™ Meter displays results fro m 20 to 500 mg/dL (1.1 to 27.8 mmol/L). L O Reading If your test result is low er than 20 mg/dL (1.1 mmol[...]

HI Readings HI Reading If your test is above 500 mg/dL (27.8 mmol/L), HI appears on the display screen. This indicates severe hyperglycemia (high blood glucose). HI Reading with Symptoms If you feel symptoms such as fatigue, thirst, excess urination, or blurry vision, then follow your doctor ’ s recommendation to treat hyperglycemia. HI Reading w[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Appendices 1. U sing Y our M eter ’ s Lights Depending on what mode your meter is in, pressing the light button ( ) lights either the display backlight or the test light. 35 U sing the Display Backlight Pressing the light button powers on the displa y backlight in all [...]

If you use either the backlight or the test light during the test mode, the backlight lights again to show you the test r esults after the measurement is complete. 2. U sing Alarms 36 There are four alarms that you can set. When an alarm goes off, you hear the sound for up to 15 seconds. Y ou can silence the alarms by pressing either the “ m ” [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 3. M eter Scr een Displays Setting Up Y our Meter • T o Enter Setup Mode S tart with the meter in clock mode (and no test strip inserted). P ress and firmly hold the “ m ” (mode) button until the SET display screen appears. • T o Exit at Any T ime P ress and hol[...]

38 Setting the Alarm 1. W ith the alarm number blinking, press the “ c ” button until the correct alarm number blinks. Y ou can review the current alarm setting. N ote: P ressing “ m ” when 0 is blinking, moves you to the next meter setup screen: “Setting the Sound.” 2. P ress the “ m ” button to move to the hour setting. 3. W ith t[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 39 Setting the Sound There are three sound volume options to let you know when the test strip is full, when the reading is done, and when an error occurs: Off, Low , and High (default setting). 1. P ress the “ c” button until the desired sound level appears. 2. P res[...]

Setting the T ime 1. With the clock symbol showing and the hour blinking, press the “ c ” button until the correct hour appears. N ote: If using the 12-hour time format, the P displays for “PM” times. 2. Press the “ m ” button to mov e to minute setting. 3. With the minute blinking, press the “ c ” button until the correct minute ap[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Setting the Date Month Day Y ear Setting the U nit of Measur ement 1. With the month blinking, press the “ c” button until the correct month appears. 2. P ress the “ m ” button to move to the day setting. 3. With the day blinking, press the “ c ” button until[...]

42 Software V ersion Display This is the software version programmed in your F reeS tyle Flash ™ Meter . I t is for display only , and cannot be changed. The picture to the left is an example. Y our meter may have a different number . W rite the software version shown on your meter display on page 65. Customer Care may ask you to provide this num[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 14d avg = your 14-day average n = indicates the number of results included in your 14-day average 4. Viewing Y our Meter Memory Getting In and Out of M emory • T o Enter S tar t with the meter in clock mode (and no test strip inserted). P ress t he “ m ” button and[...]

14d avg = your 14-day average n = indicates the number of results included in your 14-day average W orking the M emory The meter stores the last 250 test readings with time and date. Y ou may scroll through all of the readings by pressing and holding the “ c ” button. The first reading you see is the most recent result. As you continue to push[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Special N otes T empe rat ur e: A re sul t wit h a ther mom eter symb ol indic ates that the readin g was taken outside of the meter’ s specified operating temperature range and may be less accurate. This value is included in your 14-day average. L O Reading: A LO read[...]

5. Error Messages Error 1 P ossible Causes • Sample is too small. • P roblem with the test strip. • P roblem with the meter . • V ery low blood glucose (less than 20 mg/dL [1.1 mmol/L]). What Y ou Should Do 1. If you have symptoms such as weakness, sweating, ner vousness, headache, or confusion, follow your doctor ’ s recommendation for t[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Error 2 P ossible Causes • P roblem with the test strip. • P roblem with the meter . • V ery high glucose (above 500 mg/dL [27.8 mmol/L]). • HIGH control solution applied when temperature is too cold. (This applies only to control solution that is labeled as HIGH[...]

Error 3 P ossible Causes • Incorrect test procedur e. F or example, putting blood on the test strip before inserting the test strip into the meter , or blood applied before the B lood Dr op and T est S trip symbols appear . • P roblem with the test strip. • P roblem with the meter . What Y ou Should Do 1. Be sure you see the Blood Drop and T [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Error 4 P ossible Causes • P roblem with test strip. • Meter malfunction. What Y ou Should Do 1. Conduct a control solution test using a new test strip. If the results of the control solution test are within the range printed on the side of your test strip vial, rete[...]

50 6. Batteries Y our F reeS tyle F lash ™ Meter comes with two preinstalled #2032, 3 volt, lithium batteries. The batteries provides enough power for the meter to perform about 500 tests, and to power the display backlight and test light. Important: When the battery symbol appears or when the backlight and test light begin to dim, you should rep[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Replacing the Batteries T urn the meter over . Pr ess in the battery door clip to open. S wing the batter y door up to open, and then off the meter . Install the batteries with the positive (+) sign facing up towards you. T o close, angle the batter y door back onto the [...]

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Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com T roubleshooting 53 P robable Cause The batteries are dead. The batteries are installed incorrectly or the batteries are not installed . T est strip inserted upside down, wrong end in, or incompletely inserted into the meter . Defective meter or test strips . Blood or fo[...]

54 P robable Cause Blood sample too small . Defective test strip. Sample applied after meter times out (after two minutes) and returns to clock mode. Defective meter or test strips . What to Do Repeat the test using a new test strip and a larger blood sample. Repeat the test with a new test strip. Repeat the test using a new test strip . W ait unti[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Caring for Y our Meter • Av oid getting dirt, dust, blood, control solution, water , or any other liquid in the meter’ s test strip and data ports. • Store the meter in the carrying case after each use. Cleaning the Meter Clean the outside of the meter using a clot[...]

M eter S pecifications 56 Assay M ethod Coulometric electrochemical sensor Automatically T wo minutes after last user action Enter Clock Mode Battery Life Approximately 500 tests Calibration Plasma equivalent Hematocrit 15% to 65% Measur ement Units Either mg/dL or mmol/L Memory 250 blood glucose and control solution tests with date and time Operat[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com Index A l a r m s .................................................... 3 6 A p p l y B l o o d S a m p l e ......................................... 3 1 A p p l y i n g C o n t r o l S o l u t i o n .................................... 1 9 A s s a y M e t h o d .........[...]

Calibration ................................................ 5 6 C a r i n g f o r Y o u r M e t e r ........................................ 5 5 C a r r y i n g C a s e.............................................. 5 - 6 “ c ” Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 20, 30, 36-41, 44, 49 C l e a n i n g y o u r [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 59 D i s p l a y S c r e e n ............................................. 8 - 1 2 Apply Sample ........................................... 3 1 Battery Symbol .......................................... 1 0 Blood Drop Symbol ................................. 1 1 - 1 2 , 3[...]

60 F r e e S t y l e L a n c e t s ...................................... 5 - 6 , 2 2 , 2 6 Lancing at Alternate Sites .................................. 2 4 Lancing Y our F inger ...................................... 2 5 Disposing of ............................................ 2 6 F reeS tyle Lancing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 61 Important Information About Y our F reeS tyle F lash System . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lancets .......................................... 5 - 6 , 2 2 , 2 6 Lancing Device .................................... 5 - 6 , 2 1 - 2 6 Light Button ................................[...]

62 H e m a t o c r i t ................................................. 5 6 H I R e a d i n g ............................................. 3 4 , 4 5 L a n c e t s , F r e e S t y l e ..................................... 5 - 6 , 2 2 , 2 6 L a n c e t s , D i s p o s i n g o f ......................................... 2 6 Lancing Device, F reeS ty[...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com 63 T i m e ................................................... 4 0 T ime F or mat ...............................................4 0 U nit of M easurement ....................................... 4 1 Alarms .................................................. 3 8 Meter Memo[...]

64 S y m b o l s , E r r o r ........................................... 4 6 - 4 9 S y s t e m C h e c k ........................................... 1 0 , 2 9 T a r g e t A r e a s , S a m p l e ......................................... 7 - 8 T arget Range, Control Solution T est . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 20 T e m p e [...]

Call Cust omer Care T oll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www .A bbottDiabetesCare .com T ime of Day Plasma glucose range Y our target range (mg/dL) for people (mg/dL) without diabetes F asting and before meal Less than 110 _________________ mg/dL 2 hours after meals Less than 140 _________________ mg/dL Bedtime N ot specified _________________ mg/dL Betwee[...]

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