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User Guide
For Use With
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Ascensia CONTOUR
Blood Glucose Meter and
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Ascensia MICROFILL
Test Strips
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® ® Thank you for choosing the Ascensia CONTOUR Blood Glucose Monitoring System! We are proud to be your partner in helping you manage your diabetes. Our goal is to make this the simplest, most straightforward meter you will ever use. The Ascensia CONTOUR Blood Glucose Monitoring System is intended for self-testing by people with diabetes and by healthcare professionals to monitor glucose concentrations in whole blood. Additional Materials ® ® • Ascensia MICROFILL Test Strips—Use for bl
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Table of Contents Your Testing Tools 2 Your Meter Display 3 Your Meter Features 4 Symptoms of High or Low Blood Glucose 5 Important Things to Know 6 Before You Begin 7 Getting Ready to Test 8 Getting the Blood Drop 10 Fingertip Testing 10 Multiple Site Testing 11 Testing Your Blood 12 Error Codes and Symbols 15 Control Solution Testing 18 Setting the Date, Time, and Sound 21 Setting the Markers and Alarm 24 Using the Markers and Alarm 25 Viewing Stored Results 30 Changing the Batteries 32 Car
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Important Your Testing Tools ® ® Your Ascensia CONTOUR Meter: Display Up/Down Memory Scroll Buttons Button (On/Off, Memory Test Strip Port Recall, Enter) ® ® Your Ascensia MICROFILL Test Strip: Grey Electrode End: Sample Tip: The end of the test The end of the strip that is inserted test strip where into the test strip port the blood is on the meter with the pulled in. grey end facing up. ® ® Your Ascensia MICROLET Lancing Device: Re-setting End Release Button Lancet Holder Lancet Protec
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Your Meter Display The picture below shows all the symbols that will appear on your meter display. When the meter is off, press and continue holding the ▲ or ▼ button. All segments will be displayed and remain on while holding the button down for 10 seconds. Repeat as needed to compare your meter to the display shown below. While all characters are displayed, it is most important to verify that is fully displayed. If there is a difference, see Error Codes and Symbols (page 17). This may
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Important Important Your Meter Features Your Meter Features Programmed: Your Ascensia CONTOUR Meter has been preset at the factory with the standard date, time, and meter features used where you live. To change these settings or use advanced meter features, such as meal markers, read through the Options section of your user guide. Easy: The Ascensia CONTOUR Blood Glucose Monitoring System is all about simplicity. You will notice its uncompli- cated approach the fi rst time you see it. Simpl
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Symptoms of High or Low Blood Glucose You can better understand your test results by being aware of the symptoms of high or low blood glucose; this will also help you decide what to do if your results seem unusual. 1 Some of the most common symptoms are: High blood glucose Low blood glucose (Hyperglycemia): (Hypoglycemia): • frequent urination • shakiness • excessive thirst • sweating • blurred vision • fast heartbeat • increased fatigue • blurred vision • extreme hunger • strange beha
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Important Important Things to Know Important Things to Know Your Ascensia CONTOUR Blood Glucose Meter is specifi c for glucose and has been referenced to plasma/serum values. Methods calibrated to plasma/serum can be 9 to 15% higher than the results of whole blood glucose assay methods. Always keep the test strips in the original bottle. Tightly close the bottle immediately after removing a test strip. The bottle is especially designed to provide a dry environment for the test strips. E
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Before You Begin 1. Have all the materials you will need ready before you begin testing. This includes your Ascensia CONTOUR Meter, the Ascensia MICROFILL Test Strips, and the Ascensia MICROLET Lancing Device with Ascensia MICROLET Lan- ® ® cets. You may also need Ascensia MICROFILL Control Solution to run a quality control check. 2. R ead your user guide and all instructional mate- rials provided in your meter kit before testing. 3. Let the meter and test strips adjust to the temperature
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Testing Getting Ready to Test Getting Ready to Test: Read the Ascensia MICROLET Lancing Device insert for complete instructions. Remove the endcap from the Ascensia MICROLET Lancing Device. Rotate (do not remove) the protective cap on a lancet ¼ turn. Insert the lancet firmly until it comes to a full stop. This will “re-set” the device. NOTE: You can also pull and release the Re-setting End. Twist off the lancet cap. Be sure to save it for disposing of the used lancet. 8 Need Hel
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Replace the device endcap. Remove a test strip from the bottle. Tightly close the bottle lid immediately after you have removed the test strip. NOTE: Check the expiry and dis- card dates. Make sure the test strip does not appear torn or damaged. Hold the test strip with the grey end facing up. Insert the grey end into the test strip port on the meter. No coding needed! The meter will turn on. A test strip with a fl ashing blood drop will appear letting you know the meter is ready to
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Testing Getting the Blood Drop Getting the Blood Drop: Fingertip Testing— The depth of the puncture depends upon the adjustable endcap setting you choose and the amount of pressure applied Shallow Deep to the puncture site. You should Puncture Puncture determine which combination works best. Press the endcap fi rmly against the puncture site and press the blue release button. Wait a few seconds. Stroke your hand and finger towards the puncture site to form a drop of blood. Do not sq
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Multiple Site Testing— Read the lancing device insert for complete instructions. Blood samples for glucose testing may be taken from sites other than your fi ngertips. Multiple Site Test- ing using blood from the forearm, palm, abdomen or thigh may give glucose results that signifi cantly dif- fer from fi ngertip blood. Differences occur when blood glucose levels are changing rapidly, such as after a meal, after insulin and with exercise. We recommend the following: 1. Use a fingertip s
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Testing Testing Your Blood Testing Your Blood: Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop of blood. The blood is pulled into the test strip through the tip. Do not press the tip against the skin or place the blood on top of the test strip. Hold the tip of the test strip in the blood drop until the meter beeps. After the beep, you will see the meter countdown the fi ve seconds until the test is complete and your result is displayed. Your test result will au- tomatical
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Expected Values: Blood glucose values will vary depending on food intake, medication dosages, health, stress or exercise. Consult your healthcare professional for the target value that is appropriate for you. Standard medical practice goals for a typical non-pregnant 3 individual with diabetes are: • Before a meal glucose: 5.0 to 7.2 mmol/L • 2 hours after a meal: less than 10.0 mmol/L • If your test result is below 2.8 mmol/L, above 13.9 mmol/L, or you see “LO” or “HI” on the meter di
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Testing Testing Your Blood To remove the used lancet: Place the protective cap on a fl at surface with the Bayer logo facing down. Remove the endcap. (Do not use the same endcap on another person.) With the used lancet still in the lancing device, push the lancet needle completely into the middle of the exposed side of the cap. This will “re-set” the device. Push the blue release button to expose the lancet. Grasp the lancet body and pull it straight out of the device. Do not reu
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Error Codes and Symbols: If you do not resolve the problem, contact Bayer Customer Service at 0845 600 6030 in the UK or 1 890 920 111 in Ireland. WHAT YOU SEE WHAT IT MEANS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO (will remain Low batteries Replace the batteries as on the display) soon as possible. (will fl ash for 10 Dead batteries Replace the batteries. seconds then the meter will turn off) E1 Temperature out Move to an area that is of range within the operating range for the meter: 5°C – 45°C. Let the met
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Help Error Codes and Symbols If you do not resolve the problem, contact Bayer Customer Service at 0845 600 6030 in the UK or 1 890 920 111 in Ireland. WHAT YOU SEE WHAT IT MEANS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO E7 Wrong test strip Remove the test strip and retest using Ascensia MICROFILL Test Strip. If you continue to have problems, contact Bayer Customer Service. E10 Invalid date or time See set-up instructions (page 21) to set the date and time on your meter. If you continue to have problems, cont
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If you do not resolve the problem, contact Bayer Customer Service at 0845 600 6030 in the UK or 1 890 920 111 in Ireland. WHAT YOU SEE WHAT IT MEANS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO Control test • Test strip or • Make sure you are using result is out-of- control solution Ascensia MICROFILL range (too high is past the expiry Control Solution. or too low). date or is past the • Gently rock the control discard date. bottle to ensure the control • Test strip is solution is mixed well. deteriorated due •
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Help Control Solution Testing Control Solution Testing: Use Ascensia MICROFILL Control Solutions to practice on the sys- tem or to run a check to make sure the meter and the test strips are working properly. Using another control solution could present incorrect results. Remove a test strip from the bottle. Tightly close the bottle lid immediately after you have removed the test strip. NOTE: Check the expiry and dis- card date. Make sure the test strip does not appear torn or damaged.
