User manual LIFESCAN ONETOUCH ULTRA2

[. . . ] Blood Glucose Monitoring System Link the Effects of Food to Glucose Results Owner's Booklet Welcome to the OneTouch® family! We know diabetes can be difficult to understand and manage. The right products and services can help make life with diabetes just a little bit easier. We designed this product to make testing easy and to help you manage your diabetes. This owner's booklet is designed to provide the information that you are looking for, when you need it. [. . . ] 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. Customer Service 1 800 227-8862 29 Applying blood and reading results After getting a result Once you have read your result, you may: · Attach notes to this result if the flags/comments feature is on, see page 32, or · Review your meter memory by pressing to go to MAIN MENU, see page 36, or · Turn the meter off by removing the test strip. Removing the used lancet If you would like to cover the exposed lancet tip, remove the sampler cap by twisting it off. To eject the lancet, point the OneTouch® UltraSoft® Blood Sampler down and away from you. Push forward on the ejection/cocking control and the lancet will come out. Replace the cap. Applying blood and reading results 30 Customer Service 1 800 227-8862 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. Applying blood and reading results Customer Service 1 800 227-8862 31 Attaching flags or comments to your results Your meter allows you to attach optional notes to your blood glucose result. There are two kinds of notes and different reasons to apply them. Note type Recommendation Meal flag Add a meal flag to every blood glucose result. Benefit Allows you to link the effects of food to your blood glucose results. Provides you with separate averages for before-meal and after-meal tests. Comment Select an appropriate Helps track possible reasons comment whenever you for test results. test under conditions that you or your healthcare professional feel are worth noting. 32 Customer Service 1 800 227-8862 You can attach these notes just after a blood glucose test before you remove your used test strip from your meter. You will not be able to add a meal flag or comment to a result marked as a control solution test. You can choose not to attach a meal flag or comment after a blood glucose test. If you do not want to use this feature at all, you can turn it off so the meter will not prompt you to add notes or to select a type of result average to review. See page 9 for instructions. Attaching flags or comments to your results Customer Service 1 800 227-8862 33 Add or change a meal flag If the flags/comments feature is turned on, the up arrow at the bottom right corner of the result screen will flash when a result is first displayed to remind you to enter a meal flag. Press Attaching flags or comments to your results AFTER MEAL to display or to highlight BEFORE MEAL or If you decide not to assign a flag to this result, select NO FLAG. To confirm your selection, press The meal flag you chose will appear above the result on the result screen. NOTE: Testing after a meal can show how the food you ate affects your blood glucose. These results can be flagged as AFTER MEAL and are usually obtained two hours after the start of the meal. Your healthcare professional may suggest another time period or other use for this feature. 34 Customer Service 1 800 227-8862 Add or change a comment The down arrow at the bottom right corner of the result screen will flash after you enter a meal flag for a new result to remind you to consider entering a comment. Press or to highlight an appropriate comment The available choices are: NO COMMENT NOT ENOUGH FOOD TOO MUCH FOOD MILD EXERCISE HARD EXERCISE MEDICATION STRESS ILLNESS FEEL HYPO MENSES (period) VACATION OTHER Attaching flags or comments to your results Highlight NO COMMENT if you decide not to add a comment, or if you want to erase a previously entered comment from the result. You may want to write down what OTHER means to you so you can discuss it with your healthcare professional. To confirm your selection, press The comment you chose will appear below the result. Customer Service 1 800 227-8862 35 Reviewing past results and averages If you have just completed a test, press to get to the MAIN MENU screen. From the MAIN MENU screen you can choose: · LAST RESULT to view your most recent result, · ALL RESULTS to review up to 500 of your most recent results four at a time, or · RESULT AVG to select one of three types of result averages. [. . . ] There are some specific situations that could cause a difference of more than ±20%: · You have eaten recently. The blood glucose level from blood obtained from a fingertip can be up to 70 mg/dL higher than blood drawn from a vein (venous sample) used for a lab test. 1 1 Sacks, D. B. : "Carbohydrates. " Burtis, C. A. , and Ashwood, E. R. Saunders Company (1994), 959. 60 Customer Service 1 800 227-8862 · Your hematocrit (percentage of your blood that is red blood cells) is high (above 55%) or low (below 30%). · You tested at a temperature near the low end of the operating range (43°F ) and you get a high glucose result (i. e. , greater than 180 mg/dL). [. . . ]