Abbott Precision Xtra User manual

Blood Glucose & Ketone Monitoring System
User’s Manual

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Caution
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Do not drink
Do not reuse
In vitro diagnostic medical
device
This packaging is capable of
being recycled
Manufacturer
Sterilized using irradiation
(lancets only)
Temperature limitation
Use by
Serial Number
The batteries in this product
should be removed and
disposed in accordance with
local regulations for separate
collection of spent batteries.

Table of Contents
Welcome 1
1 Important Things to Know about
Your Precision Xtra Blood Glucose and
Ketone Monitoring System 3
Intended Use 3
How Your Precision Xtra
Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitoring System Works 4
Precision Xtra Kit Contents 5
Getting to Know Your Meter’s Features 6
2 Setting Up Your Precision Xtra Meter 9
Buttons to Use 9
Setup Options 9
How to Set the Beeper, Date, Time, & View
Measurement Units 10
Set Beeper 10
Set Time 11
Set Date 12
Set Time Format 14
Set Date Format 14
Blood Glucose Measurement Units 15
3 Monitoring Your Blood Glucose 16
What You Will Need 16
Important Information about Monitoring
Your Blood Glucose 16
How to Monitor Your Blood Glucose 17
Understanding Your Result 22
4 Monitoring Your Blood Ketone 25
What You Will Need 25
Important Information about Monitoring
Your Blood Ketone 25
How to Monitor Your Blood Ketone 27
Understanding Your Result 31

5 Doing A Control Solution Test 34
Why Do A Control Solution Test? 34
When Is Doing A Control Solution Test Recommended? 34
Important Information about Control Solution Testing 34
What You Will Need 35
How to Do Control Solution Testing 35
Understanding Your Result 39
6 Reviewing & Using Your Results 40
What Can Your Meter Show You? 40
How to See Results in Memory 41
How to See Averages 43
Transferring Your Results to a Computer 44
7 Understanding & Troubleshooting
Error Messages 45
What An Error Message Means & 45
What You Need to Do
8 Your Meter’s Specifications & Limitations 49
Important Information about Using Blood 51
Samples from the Forearm, Upper Arm,
or Base of the Thumb
9 Caring For Your Meter 52
Cleaning Your Meter 52
Replacing Your Meter’s Battery 52
References 55

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Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Precision Xtra® Blood Glucose and
Ketone Monitoring System.
Important steps for using the System are inside this manual.
Please read it carefully.
Your new Precision Xtra Blood Glucose and Ketone
Monitoring System is an important tool that can help you
better manage your diabetes. The System measures both
blood glucose (sugar) and blood ketone. Blood glucose and
blood ketone results can help you understand your diabetes
and what happens with:
•Food
•Exercise
•Stress and illness
•Diabetes medications
Always monitor your blood glucose and blood ketone
according to your healthcare professional’s recommendations.

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In the United States, call Customer Service at 1-800-527-3339
with any questions you may have about the Precision Xtra
Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitoring System. We are available
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you cannot reach Customer
Service, contact your healthcare professional.
Outside the United States, please contact your local Abbott
Diabetes Care Inc. office or distributor.
Please read the following items before using your Precision Xtra
Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitoring System:
•User's manual
•Blood glucose test strip instructions for use
•Blood ketone test strip instructions for use
•Lancing device instructions for use and other information
•Warranty card
IMPORTANT:
Any user's manual text shown in a shaded box like this
one is important information. Please pay special attention
to these boxes.

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Important Things to
Know about Your Precision
Xtra® Blood Glucose and
Ketone Monitoring System
CHAPTER 1
Important
Information
3
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Intended Use
Your Precision Xtra System:
•Is indicated for home (lay user) or professional use in the
management of patients with diabetes.
•Is for self testing or healthcare professional
use outside the body (in vitro diagnostic use).
•Is for monitoring glucose in fresh whole
blood (for example, from the fingertip).
•Is for monitoring ketone in fresh whole blood
from the fingertip only.
•Measures β-hydroxybutyrate (ketone), the most important
of the three ketone bodies circulating in the bloodstream.
•Use only Precision Xtra® Blood Glucose Test Strips and
Precision Xtra® Blood β-Ketone Test Strips. Other test
strips may produce inaccurate results.
•Please refer to your test strip instructions for use for
important information about sample types that may be
used with these test strips.
Questions?
Call Customer Service:
1-800-527-3339

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Important
Information
4
Healthcare Professionals:
Please refer to the test strip instructions for use for more
information about sample types.
Potential Infection Risk:
Healthcare professionals performing blood tests with this
system on multiple patients must always wear gloves and
should follow the infection control policies and procedures
approved by their facility.
Read the instructions in this user’s manual. Failure to follow
instructions will cause incorrect results. Practice the testing
procedures before using the meter. Follow your healthcare
professional’s advice when testing blood glucose levels and
blood ketone levels.
Observe caution when using around children. Small parts
may constitute a choking hazard.
How Your Precision Xtra Blood Glucose and Ketone
Monitoring System Works
When you insert a test strip into your meter, the Apply
Sample message shows on your meter’s display window.
When a blood sample or control solution sample is
applied to the test strip, the glucose or ketone reacts with
the chemicals on the test strip. This reaction produces a
small electrical current that is measured. The result shows
on your meter’s display window.
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Precision Xtra Kit Contents
Precision Xtra Meter
Precision Xtra User’s Manual
– Contains system information and directions.
Carrying Case
– Use this to store and carry your meter and other
monitoring supplies.
Your kit may also contain:
Logbook
– Use this to record your test results, activities, and
medications.
Lancing Device, Lancets, Instructions for Use and
Other Information.
Blood Glucose Test Strips and Instructions for Use.
Items not included:
MediSense Control Solutions
Blood Ketone Test Strips and Instructions for Use
Data Management System
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Important
Information

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Getting to Know Your Meter’s Features
Display Window
This shows:
•Blood glucose and blood ketone results.
•Previous test results and error messages.
•Blood glucose averages.
IMPORTANT:
Each time you turn your meter on, a full
display shows. This is called a Display
Check. Look at the Display Check each
time it appears on your meter’s display
window, especially before you check
your blood glucose or blood ketone.
The Display Check shows on the display
window briefly.
Do not use the meter if the meter
Display Check does not exactly match the
picture here (for example, if you see a "3"
instead of an "8"). The meter may show an
incorrect result when you use it. Please call
Customer Service for assistance.
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Display Check
Important
Information