User manual LIFESCAN ONETOUCH INDUO

[. . . ] User's Manual www. InDuo. com 2 Diagram of the InDuoTM system Look at the diagram inside this cover for the names of the different parts of the InDuoTM system. You can unfold the diagram to help you while you follow the instructions. The InDuoTM system should be used only in combination with products that are compatible with it and allow the InDuoTM system to function safely and effectively. OneTouch® Ultra test strips are designed to be used with the InDuoTM blood glucose meter. [. . . ] · Take the protective tab off the NovoFine® needle and screw the needle tightly onto the insulin doser a. · Pull off the outer and inner needle caps before priming your insulin doser. 42 INJECTING YOUR INSULIN How to prime your InDuoTM insulin doser · Make sure that a NovoFine® needle is attached (see page 24), the push button is pressed in completely, and the slide is closed. · Dial 1 unit d (When inserting a new PenFill® start with 8 units) · Hold the InDuoTM insulin doser with the needle upwards and tap the slide gently with your finger a few times e. If you had opened the slide and your PenFill® is not new, you may need to repeat the procedure several times. Please be aware that priming is not finished until a drop of insulin appears. f c b d e INJECTING YOUR INSULIN 43 How to dial your dose · Make sure that a NovoFine® needle is attached and that the push button is pressed completely in. · Press the release button a and the push button will jump out. · Dial the number of units you need by turning the dose selector at a steady speed b. In the example below a dose of 10 units has been dialed. b a 44 INJECTING YOUR INSULIN How to change a dose dialed · If you accidentally dial a larger dose than you need, dial back to the correct number of units a. · The dose dialed can be changed until you press the push button. How to cancel a dose dialed · If you want to cancel a dose dialled, dial back to 0 and press the push button completely in. · Your last delivered dose (or priming) and the time passed since its delivery will reappear on the display. (See page 43) a INJECTING YOUR INSULIN 45 How to give an injection It is important that you follow the injection method recommended by your healthcare professional. You will probably feel that the push button becomes a little harder to press at the end of the injection. · With all insulin injection systems, the needle should be left under the skin for at least 6 seconds to ensure that the full insulin dose has been delivered. The InDuoTM insulin doser helps you to do this by providing a built-in timer. a 46 INJECTING YOUR INSULIN b c · When the push button is pressed completely in, the segments turn on two by two " telling you to leave the needle under your skin. · When the circle symbol § appears b, the full insulin dose has been delivered and you can withdraw the needle. After the injection follow the instructions of your health care professional to: · Carefully replace the outer needle cap on the needle. · Always replace the insulin doser into the meter cap. INJECTING YOUR INSULIN 47 What to do when PenFill® is nearly empty Do not try to inject an insulin suspension (cloudy insulin) if the rear rubber stopper is below the arrow marks on the slide as shown in the picture. · The InDuoTM insulin doser will not let you dial a larger dose than that remaining in PenFill®. æDo not force the dose selector to turn, instead change PenFill®. If you need more insulin than the amount left in PenFill® you need to: · 48 INJECTING YOUR INSULIN either · Change PenFill® (see page 49). [. . . ] Press the release button so that the push button jumps out before a dose can be dialed. Here are the answers to some questions you might ask about priming the insulin doser and injecting insulin: Why does no insulin appear when I try to prime the InDuoTM insulin doser? 84 DISPLAY MESSAGES AND PROBLEM-SOLVING GUIDE The needle may be blocked. Change the needle and prime the InDuoTM insulin doser until insulin appears at the needle tip. Check that the slide is closed, and prime the InDuoTM insulin doser until insulin appears at the needle tip. [. . . ]