Abbott FreeStyle Lite User manual

Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Sistema de control de glucosa en sangre
Owner’s Booklet
Manual del usuario

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Sample Areas (dark-colored half-circles on test strip)
Apply blood or control solution to one sample area
only. Insert strip into the meter printed side up (see
image to the right).
c (Configure) Button
• Marks a control solution test
• Scrolls forward
• Displays clock
• Silences a reminder alarm
Bottom
FreeStyle Lite test strip
Sample area
Top
Data Port
Downloads test results. Requires
a compatible data management
system. For more information,
please go to our website or
contact Customer Care.
Display Screen
Displays your test results and other
important information.
m (Mode) Button
• Moves to different mode settings
• Scrolls backward
• Silences a reminder alarm
Light Button
Controls the display backlight and test
strip port light.
The FreeStyle Lite Meter and How It Works
Test Strip Port
Insert the Top end of a new
FreeStyle Lite test strip here.
The meter powers on when
you insert the test strip.
System Check Screen
This display always appears when the meter
is turned on. You should check that your
meter matches the example exactly
every time your meter turns on. Do
not use the meter if the display
check screen does not exactly match the example.
If the screen does not match, the meter may show
an incorrect result. Please contact Customer Care.
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The FreeStyle Lite Meter and How It Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Important Information About Your Blood Glucose Monitoring System. . . . . . 1
Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Setting Up the Meter ........................................................2
Purpose .......................................................................2
Set Sound Volume .............................................................3
Set Time.......................................................................4
Set Date.......................................................................5
Using Meter Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Testing Your Blood Glucose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Purpose .......................................................................8
Prepare to Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Important Test Strip Information ............................................. 10
Performing a Blood Glucose Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Understanding Blood Glucose Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Low and High Blood Glucose Results ......................................... 14
Error Codes .................................................................17
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table of Contents
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FreeStyle Control Solution..................................................22
Purpose ..................................................................... 22
Control Solution Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Out of Range Control Solution Results........................................ 23
Performing a Control Solution Test ........................................... 24
Using Your Meter Memory ..................................................27
Purpose ..................................................................... 27
Viewing Blood Glucose Averages in Memory ................................. 27
Viewing Test Results in Memory .............................................. 28
Setting Reminder Alarms (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Purpose ..................................................................... 29
Transferring Test Results To a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Maintaining the Meter......................................................31
Replacing the Battery........................................................ 31
Cleaning the Meter .......................................................... 33
Specications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Denition of Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Important Information About Your Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Intended Use
Use outside the body only (in vitro diagnostic use).
The FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring System is intended for use in the quantitative
measurement of glucose in capillary whole blood from the forearm, upper arm, thigh, calf,
ngers and hand and venous whole blood. It is intended for self testing and for use by
healthcare professionals for people with diabetes mellitus at home as an aid in monitoring
the eectiveness of a diabetes control programme. It is not intended for the diagnosis of or
screening for diabetes mellitus, and it is not intended for use on neonates or arterial blood.
Warning:
• Test on your ngers if you are testing for low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia) or if you suer
from hypoglycaemia unawareness.
• This system contains small parts that may be dangerous if swallowed.
IMPORTANT: Use only FreeStyle Lite test strips and
FreeStyle control solution with this meter. Other products
can produce inaccurate results.
www.AbbottDiabetesCare.com
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Caution: Please read all the instructions provided in this owner’s booklet and practise
the testing procedures before using the FreeStyle Lite system. Blood glucose monitoring
should be done with the guidance of a healthcare professional.
Setting Up the Meter
Purpose
The purpose of this section is to set the meter sound volume, time and date.
1. With the meter o, press and hold
m
for 3seconds until appears.
2. Press
m
to bypass setting the optional reminder alarms. You may choose to
set these later (see Setting Reminder Alarms section).
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Set Sound Volume
With the sound volume on, your meter will beep when:
• The test strip is full of blood
• The test result appears on the display
• An error occurs
You may also choose to silence your meter.
3. Set sound volume
If you prefer: Press
c
until you see: Then
No sound
•Press
m
to save
A low beep
A louder beep
www.AbbottDiabetesCare.com
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Set Time
Time Format
Note: Your meter can display either the 12-hour (1:23P) or the 24-hour (13:23)
time formats. If you prefer the 12-hour format, there is no“A” for AM. If setting a
PM time, continue to press
c
until you see the“P”displayed for PM.
Hour
4. Set hour
• Press
c
to display correct hour
• Press
m
to save
Minutes
5. Set minutes
• Press
c
to display correct minutes
• Press
m
to save
Time Format
6. Set time format
• Press
m
to accept time format or
• Press
c
to change
• Press
m
to save
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Set Date
Note: The date format can display either:
Year Month Day
OR
Year Day Month
Month
The month will ash rst
7. Set month
• Press
c
to display correct month
• Press
m
to save
Day
8. Set day
• Press
c
to display correct day
• Press
m
to save
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Date Format
9. Set date format
• Press
m
to accept date format or
• Press
c
to change
• Press
m
to save
Year
10. Set year
• Press
m
to accept year or
• Press
c
to change
• Press
m
to save
11. Press and hold
m
for 3seconds until meter turns o. Meter set up is
complete.
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