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Diabetes Care System
USER GUIDE
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Ascensia BREEZE and
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Ascensia AUTODISC
Unique 10-Test Disc
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Introduction: ® Thank you for choosing the Ascensia BREEZE™ Diabetes Care System! We are proud to be your partner in helping you to manage your diabetes. We understand that people who regularly check their blood glucose levels want a meter that is simple, straightforward and easy to use. As you use your ® Ascensia BREEZE™ System, you will appreciate the: • Ease of running a test, and discarding a used test strip. • Use of a 10-Test Disc—which means no individual test strips to fumble with. •
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A look at your Ascensia BREEZE Meter… Release Button: Press to release Screen: This is and discard where your test used test strip. results will be displayed. Battery Holder: (side of meter) Data Port: Holds one CR2025 (side of meter) lithium battery. Insert cable here to allow communication between meter On/Off Button: and a personal Use this button to computer. manually turn the meter On or Off. Button Door: Meter Handle: Open to expose Use this handle to meter buttons. push out a test st
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Up/Down On/Off Button: Buttons: Use this button to Use these buttons manually turn the with the Memory meter On or Off. button to see your results or use with Memory Button: the Set-Up button Use this button to to change the view your blood time, date, etc. glucose results stored in memory and to view your Accept 14-day average. (OK) Button: Use this but- Set-Up Button: ton to accept Use this button to changes made enter the Set-Up in the Set-Up mode and easily mode. change the time, date or
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Release Button Test Strip Slot Open Latch (back of meter) Press in and pull up to open meter. Meter Handle iv
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Testing Materials: 10-Test AUTODISC™ (Contains ten test strips.) Normal Control Solution ® MICROLET Adjustable Lancing Device and Lancet Important Information: Caution: Before using any product to test your blood glucose, read all instructions carefully and practice the test. A full display, as shown here, indicates that all characters in the display are working properly. To view the full display, pull the meter handle all the way out. Compare your meter to the display shown here. If there is a
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Table of Contents: Everyday Use Inserting a 10-Test AUTODISC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Running a Blood Glucose Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Running a Control Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Beyond Everyday Use Recalling Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Setting Time, Date and Other Features . . . . . . . . . .
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Everyday Use INSERTING A 10-TEST AUTODISC™: WARNING: Never open the meter with the meter handle pulled out. Open Meter 1. Hold the meter with the display screen down. Open the meter by pressing down on the back edge of the open latch and then pulling the front cover up. 2.Open the new 10-test disc package. Check the expiration date on the disc. 2
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Insert Disc 3.Insert a new 10-test disc—yellow arrow (bumpy side) up. The arrow may point in any direction. Close Meter 4.Close the meter and snap it shut. Keep the meter flat. Helpful Hint: The meter must be kept flat when closing. J If the meter is not kept flat, the disc may move and become damaged and you may waste test strips. 3
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Counting Number of Strips Left ® Your Ascensia BREEZE™ Meter will automatically count down the number of test strips you have left. To see this count when the meter is off, press the button. Note: This count is reset to 10 every time you open the meter. To keep an accurate count, open the meter only when all 10 of the test strips have been used in the 10-test disc. Your meter will also tell you when you need to insert a new 10-test disc. It will do this by showing you a picture of a disc bei
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RUNNING A BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST: 1.Wash your hands well with soap and warm water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. 2.Remove the endcap from the ® MICROLET Adjustable Lancing ® Device. (See MICROLET Device package insert for complete instructions.) 3.Insert lancet firmly until it comes to a full stop. This will “cock” the device. 5
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4.Twist off lancet cap and replace the endcap. Push out Test Strip Caution: Your meter is designed to push out one test strip at a time. Do not attempt to push out a new test strip with one already showing. ® 5.Your Ascensia BREEZE™ Meter was designed with a special, easy-to-use “Pull and Push” design. Here’s how it works: Hold the meter comfortably in one hand. Firmly grasp the Meter Handle with the other hand (shown here). Now, just “Pull and Push”—“Pull” the handle out until it stops and “Pus
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Note: This will automatically turn your meter on if it is not al- ready on. For regular, everyday use you don’t have to worry about turning it on—just “Pull and Push.” Note: The release button is UP, a test strip is pushed out and a flashing blood drop appears on the screen. The meter is now ready to run a blood glucose test. 6.Stick your finger with ® the MICROLET Device and form a small round drop of blood. 7
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Test 7.Your test strip is like a straw; it sips in a sample of blood. Move the entire front edge of the test strip to touch the edge of the blood drop. The blood is automatically pulled into the test strip and fills the test strip. Hold the test strip in place until the meter beeps, and three dashes appear on the screen, then move it away. By doing this, you will make sure the test strip is completely filled. 8
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8.While the meter calculates your blood glucose level, you will see a sequence of dashes on the screen. After 30 seconds, your test result will appear on the screen. 9
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9.To release the used test strip, hold the meter with the test strip pointing down over a waste container. Press the release button. Make sure the heel of your hand is not against the meter handle. Note: If you block the meter handle with your hand, the test strip may not release properly. 10.Press the button to turn the meter off. If you forget to turn your meter off, the meter will turn off automatically after three minutes. This will save battery power. Caution: If your glucose result is be
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For best results: •Blood is pulled IN the test strip not dropped ON. • Do not allow blood to run down into the meter. •Do not add more blood after the meter beeps. 11
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RUNNING A CONTROL TEST: There are times when you will want to do a quality control test so you know that your system is working properly. You may also want to do a control test to check the way you do your test. Simply follow these steps: Note: Look on the bottom flap of the box of test strips to find the control range. Push out Test Strip 1.Hold the meter comfortably in one hand. Firmly grasp the Meter Handle with the other hand (shown here). Now, just “Pull and Push”—“Pull” the handle out until
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Note: The release button is UP, a test strip is pushed out and a flashing blood drop appears on the screen. The meter is now ready to run a control test. 2.Squeeze a small drop of control solution onto a nonabsorbent surface (such as a clean piece of wax paper). Do not apply control solution to the test strip directly from the bottle. Note: The control solution contains a red dye and may stain. Test 3.Move the entire front edge of the test strip to touch the edge of the drop of control solution.
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4.While the meter calculates your control test result, you will see a sequence of dashes on the screen. After 30 seconds, your control test result will appear on the screen. Compare this control test result with the range printed on the bottom flap of the test strip carton. Note: You will want to “mark” your control test now so that it will not be included in your 14-day average. (See next page.) 14
