User manual LIFESCAN ULTRAMINI

[. . . ] ® Blood Glucose Monitoring System USER GUIDE AW 06629201B Rev. date: 07/2009 Contents: Getting to know your system Setting the time and date, and coding your meter Testing your blood glucose Reviewing past results Control solution testing Caring for your system Error messages and details about your system 1 4 8 16 18 20 24 Patent information The system described herein is covered by one or more of the following U. S. patents: 5, 708, 247, 5, 951, 836, 6, 241, 862, 6, 284, 125, 7, 112, 265 and D546, 216. Use of the monitoring device included herein is protected under one or more of the following U. S. [. . . ] This may require immediate treatment according to your healthcare professional's recommendations. Although this result could be due to a test error, it is safer to treat first, then do another test. CAUTION: High glucose results If your test result is higher than 10. 0 mmol/L, it may mean hyperglycemia (high blood glucose). Your healthcare professional can work with you to determine what actions, if any, you should take if your results are higher than 10. 0 mmol/L. If your meter displays HI, you may have a very high blood glucose level (severe hyperglycemia) exceeding 33. 3 mmol/L. If the result is HI again, this may indicate a severe problem with your blood glucose control and it is important you obtain and follow instructions from your healthcare professional without delay. CAUTION: Repeated unexpected glucose results If you continue to get unexpected results, check your system with control solution. If you are experiencing symptoms that are not consistent with your blood glucose results and you have followed all instructions in this User Guide, call your healthcare professional. Never ignore symptoms or make significant changes to your diabetes control program without speaking to your healthcare professional. CAUTION: Unusual red blood cell count A hematocrit (percentage of your blood that is red blood cells) that is either very high (above 55%) or very low (below 30%) can cause false results. After getting a result Once you have read your result, you may: · Review your meter memory by pressing to enter memory mode, see Section 4, Reviewing past results, or · Turn the meter off by removing the test strip. Removing the used lancet Remove the lancing device cap by snapping it off. Disposing of the used lancet and test strip It is important to discard the used lancet carefully after each use to avoid unintended lancet stick injuries. Used test strips and lancets may be considered biohazardous waste in your area. Be sure to follow your local regulations or your healthcare professional's recommendations for proper disposal. TESTING YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE 15 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 measure. You can review the results stored in the meter memory, starting with the most recent. After the start-up test screen, your most recent test result will appear on the display. "M" also appears to indicate memory mode. If you have just completed a test, leave the test strip in the meter and press to enter the memory mode. Your most recent blood glucose test result appears along with "M". Press to move to the previous result stored in the meter. Then, press or to move forward or backward through all of your results. [. . . ] Possible causes are test strip damage or an incompletely filled confirmation window. Meter battery is low but there is enough power to perform a test. The icon flashes on the display by itself when there is not enough battery power to perform a test or view previous results. ERROR MESSAGES AND DETAILS ABOUT YOUR SYSTEM 26 Detailed information about your system Comparing meter and laboratory results Test results with the OneTouch® UltraMini® 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® UltraMini® Meter are approximately 12% higher. OneTouch® UltraMini® Meter test results and laboratory test results both are expressed in plasma-equivalent units. [. . . ]