Abbott Precision Xtra User manual

Blood Glucose & Ketone Monitoring System
User’s Guide

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 4
Getting to Know Your Monitor’s Features 5
2 Setting Up Your Precision Xtra Monitor 7
Buttons to Use 7
Setup Options 7
How to Set the Beeper, Date, Time, & View
Measurement Units 8
Set Beeper 8
Set Time 9
Set Date 10
Set Time Format 12
Set Date Format 12
Blood Glucose Measurement Units 13
3 Calibrating Your Precision Xtra Monitor 14
Why Calibrate Your Monitor? 14
When to Calibrate Your Monitor 14
What You Will Need 14
How to Calibrate Your Monitor 14
How to Recall the LOT Number 17
4 Monitoring Your Blood Glucose 18
What You Will Need 18
Important Information about Monitoring
Your Blood Glucose 18
How to Monitor Your Blood Glucose 19
Understanding Your Result 24
5 Monitoring Your Blood β-Ketone 27
What You Will Need 27
Important Information about Monitoring
Your Blood β-Ketone 27
How to Monitor Your Blood β-Ketone 29
Understanding Your Result 33

6 Doing A Control Solution Test 36
Why Do A Control Solution Test? 36
When Is Doing A Control Solution Test Recommended? 36
Important Information about Control Solution Testing 36
What You Will Need 37
How to Do Control Solution Testing 37
Understanding Your Result 41
7 Reviewing & Using Your Results 42
What Can Your Monitor Show You? 42
How to See Results in Memory 43
How to See Averages 45
Transferring Your Results to A Computer 46
8 Understanding & Troubleshooting
Error Messages 47
What An Error Message Means & 47
What You Need to Do
9 Your Monitor’s Specifications & Limitations 51
Important Information about Using Blood 53
Samples from the Forearm, Upper Arm,
or Base of the Thumb
10 Caring For Your Monitor 54
Cleaning Your Monitor 54
Replacing Your Monitor’s Battery 55
References 57

Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Precision Xtra® Blood Glucose and
Ketone Monitoring System.
Important steps for using the System are inside this guide. 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 β-Ketone. Blood glucose and blood β-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 β-Ketone
according to your healthcare professional’s recommendations.
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In the United States, call Customer Care 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
Care, 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 guide
•Blood glucose test strip instructions for use
•Blood β-Ketone test strip instructions for use
•Lancing device instructions for use and other information
•Warranty card
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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 β-Ketone in fresh whole
blood from the fingertip.
•Measures β-hydroxybutyrate (β-Ketone), the
most important of the three ketone bodies
circulating in the bloodstream.
•Is for use with Precision Xtra™ or Precision® Point of Care Blood
Glucose Test Strips and Precision Xtra™ Blood β-Ketone Test
Strips.
• PrecisionXtra™andPrecision®PointofCareBloodGlucoseTest
Strips are different. Please refer to your test strip instructions for
use for important information about sample types that may be
used with these test strips.
•Precision®Point of Care Blood Glucose Test Strips are for use by
healthcare professionals only.
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.
Important Things to Know
about Your Precision Xtra®
Blood Glucose and Ketone
Monitoring System
Questions? Call
Customer Care:
1-800-527-3339
CHAPTER 1
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Important
Information
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How Your Precision Xtra Blood Glucose and Ketone
Monitoring System Works
When you insert a test strip into your monitor, the Apply
Sample message shows on your monitor’s display window.
When a blood sample or control solution sample is applied
to the test strip, the glucose or β-Ketone reacts with the
chemicals on the test strip. This reaction produces a small
electrical current that is measured. The result shows on your
monitor’s display window.
Precision Xtra Kit Contents
Precision Xtra Monitor
Precision Xtra User’s Guide
– Contains system information and directions.
Carrying Case
– Use this to store and carry your monitor and other
monitoring supplies.
Your kit may also contain:
Precision Xtra Quick Reference Guide
– Gives the basic steps to calibrate your monitor and monitor
your blood glucose.
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:
Precision or MediSense Control Solutions
Blood β-Ketone Test Strips and Instructions for Use
Data Management System
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Important
Information
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Important
Information
Getting to Know Your Monitor’s Features
Display Window
This shows:
•Blood glucose and blood
β-Ketone results.
•Glucose LOT numbers and
blood β-Ketone calibration CODEs
•Previous test results and
error messages.
•Blood glucose averages.
IMPORTANT:
Each time you turn your monitor on, a
full display shows. This is called a Display
Check. Look at the Display Check each
time it appears on your monitor’s display
window, especially before you check
your blood glucose or blood β-Ketone.
The Display Check shows on the display
window briefly.
Do not use the monitor if the monitor
Display Check does not exactly match
the picture here (for example, if you see
a "3" instead of an "8"). The monitor may
show an incorrect result when you use
it. Please call Customer Care
for assistance.
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Display Check
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Back
Button
Backlight
Button
Display
Window
Strip
Port
Mode
Button
Forward
Button

Important
Information
Strip Port
This is where you insert:
•A blood glucose test strip
•A blood β-Ketone test strip
•A glucose calibrator
•A ketone calibrator
•Data cable (not included) for uploading
results to a computer
Mode Button
Use this button to:
•Turn monitor ON and OFF
•Access monitor setup options
•Access and save monitor settings
•Access previous results and averages
Forward Button
Back Button
Use these buttons to:
•Review and select monitor settings
•Review results and averages
Backlight Button
Use this button to:
•Turn backlight ON and OFF
Battery Compartment
This is where the battery is installed.
•If your monitor does not turn on, check that
your battery is installed properly.
•For new battery installation, see Chapter 10.
IMPORTANT: Avoid getting dust, dirt, blood, control
solution, water, or any other substance in the receiver's
test strip port or data port.
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CHAPTER 2
Setting Up Your
Precision Xtra Monitor
Buttons to Use
Mode Button
Forward Button
Back Button
Setup Options
Set Beeper
If the beeper is set ON, it will beep when:
•The calibrator is fully inserted
•The test countdown starts
•The test countdown finishes
Set Time, Set Date
Important: Please check that the correct time and date
is set before you use the monitor for the first time. This
will help you keep records of when you monitor and will
help you and your healthcare professional make informed
decisions about your care. You must set the time and
date to review averages.
You may need to re-set the time and date:
•After you replace the battery
•When you travel between time zones or when the time
zone you are in changes
In "Set Date", you set the year, month, and day.
Set Time Format
In "Set Time Format", you choose how the time shows on
the monitor’s display window.
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Setting Up
Your Monitor
Questions? Call
Customer Care:
1-800-527-3339
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