Accu-Chek ACTIVE User manual

O wner’sBooklet
Active
BLOOD GLUCOSE METER

DearACCU-CHEK SystemOwner ,
Thankyouforchoosing theACC U -C H EKActivesyste m .
Congratulations onyourdecisiontotake controlofyourdiabetes. W e’vedesignedyournew
ACC U -C H EKActivesyste m withco m fort,convenience,and controlin m ind –tohelp m ake living
withdiabetesalittleeasier.
Thisbookletwill helpyougetthe m ostfro m yourACC U -C H EKActivesyste m . W ealsoinviteyou
tovisitwww . accu-chek . comtofind outaboutservices,tools,and infor m ationthatcanhelpyou
m anageyourdiabetes.
Tostarttesting quickly,youcanalsorefertotheFirstTi m e G uideorthe Q uick R eference G uide.
Ifyouhavequestions,we’reheretohelp.Justcall theACC U -C H EKCusto m erCare S erviceCenter
toll-free at1-800-858-8072 . W eofferassistance24 hoursaday,365 daysayear,in S panish
and m anyotherlanguages.
Thanksagainforchoosing anACC U -C H EKsyste m .

TheACC U -C H EKActive S yste m *
YournewACC U -C H EKActive m eterand accessoriesworktogetherto m easurethea m ountofsugar ( glucose )
inyourbloodtohelpyouand yourdoctorcontrolyourdiabetes.Thesyste m includes:
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•ACCU-CHEK Active MeterwithBattery
•ACCU-CHEK Active Test Stripswith
CodeKey*
•ACCU-CHEK SoftclixLancet Device withLancets
•ACCU-CHEK SoftclixLancets*
•ACCU-CHEK Active Control Solution*
*Ite m s m aybesoldseparately.You m aypurchasecontrolsolutions separatelyatyourphar m acy,orbycalling
theACC U -C H EKCusto m erCare S erviceCenter,1-800-858-8072.

W hy R egularBlood S ugarTesting IsI m portant
Checking yourbloodsugarcan m ake abigdifferenceinhowwell you m anageyourdiabetesonadailybasis.
W e’ve m adeitassi m pleand co m fortableaspossible.ACC U -C H EK m etersareeasytouse,and youcanadjust
theACC U -C H EK S oftclixlancetdeviceto m ake testing m oreco m fortable.
N eed H elp?
Justcall theACC U -C H EKCusto m erCare S erviceCenter,24 hoursaday,365 daysayear,at
1-800-858-8072 . Youcanalsovisitwww . accu-chek . comfordiabetes m anage m enttoolsand product
de m onstrations.To m ake sureyoureceivethebestcusto m erservicepossibleand newsaboutproduct
updates,pleaseco m pleteand m ail your W arrantyCard.
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BeforeYou S tartTesting
I m portantInfor m ationAboutYour N ewMeterand Test S trips
•Carefullyreadand followtheinstructions inthe O wner’sBookletand PackageInsertsfortheteststrips
and controlsolutions. N otfollowing theinstructions m ayleadtoawrong resultori m propertreat m ent,
causing youhealthproble m s.
•Inspectthecontainerofteststrips beforeusing the m forthefirstti m e.Ifyousee anyda m agetothe
containercaporifanything preventsthecapfro m closing properly,donotusetheteststrips.Contactthe
ACC U -C H EKCusto m erCare S erviceCenter. D a m agedteststrips cancauseinaccurateresults,whichcould
leadtoi m propertreat m ent.
•The m eter,teststrips and controlsolutions areonlyforuseoutsidethebody ( invitro ) . D onoteatthetest
strips. D onotswalloworinjectcontrolsolutions,orusecontrolsolutions foranypurposeotherthan
testing theACC U -C H EKActivesyste m .
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• R efertoyourteststripand controlsolutionPackageInsertsforadditionalhealth-relatedinfor m ation.
•Itisalwaysagoodidea tohaveaback-up testing m ethodavailable.Exa m plesofback-up testing
m ethods includeaback-up m eterortesting byalab.Askyourdoctororphar m acistaboutotherpossible
back-up m ethods.
•Yournewbloodglucose m eterisdesignedand canbeusedfortesting fresh capillarywholeblood
sa m ples ( like bloodtakenfro m fingertips oralternativesites ) outsidethebody (
invitro diagnosticuse ) .It
shouldnotbeusedtodiagnosediabetes.
•BesuretouseonlyACC U -C H EKActiveteststrips withthe m eter. O therteststrips m ayproduceinaccurate
results.
•Carefullydisposeofusedteststrips and lancets.
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I m portantInfor m ationAboutYour N ewMeterand Test S trips ( continued )

H ealth- R elatedInfor m ation
•CertainsubstancescaninterferewiththeACC U -C H EKActivebloodglucosesyste m and causefalselyhigh
results.Forexa m ple,peritonealdialysissolutions containing icodextrin ( suchasExtraneal ) orcertain
i mm unoglobulintherapiesthatcontain m altose ( suchas O ctaga m 5% ) ,causeinaccurateresults.For m ore
infor m ation,refertotheTest S tripPackageInsert,oraskyourdoctor.
• S o m epeoplewithdiabetesdonotexperiencesy m pto m soflowbloodsugar ( hypoglyce m ia ) . O thers,such
aschildrenorpeoplewhoareunconscious orhavecertaindisabilities, m aynotbeabletoco mm unicate
theirsy m pto m stocaregivers.Forthesereasons,donotchangeanytreat m entwithoutfirsttalking toyour
doctor.
• R un acontroltestwhenyouopenanewboxofteststrips orifyouthinkthatyourtestresultisincorrect.
R unning acontroltestletsyouknowthatthe m eterand teststrips areworking properly.
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H ealth- R elatedInfor m ation ( continued )
• D O N O TC H A N G EY O U R T R EATME N TBA S E D O N A S I N G L E R E S U L TT H AT D O E S N O TMATC H H O W Y O U FEE L
O R IFY O U BE L IEVET H ATY O U R TE S T R E S U L TC O U L D BE I N C O RR ECT.Ifyourbloodsugarresultdoesn’t
m atchhowyoufeeland youhavefollowedtheinstructions inthis m anual,followyourdoctor’s
instructions,orcall yourdoctor.
•Childrenshouldbetaughthowtousethe m eterand anyother m edicalproductsappropriately.
•Being severelydehydratedorlosing alotofwater m aygiveyoufalse ( low ) testresults.Ifyouthinkyou’re
suffering fro m dehydration,call yourdoctorrightaway.
•Ifyouhavefollowedall theinstructions inthisbookletand still havesy m pto m sthatdon’tsee m to m atch
yourtestresults–orifyouhavequestions –talktoyourdoctor.
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Contents
Chapter1:Understanding YourNewSystem........................................................................10
Connecting ( orChanging ) theBattery..................................................................................12
S etting theBeeper,Year,Ti m e,and D ate............................................................................14
Coding theMeter................................................................................................................16
Chapter2:Control Testing .....................................................................................................17
W hy R un ControlTests........................................................................................................17
AbouttheControl S olution..................................................................................................17
R unning aControlTest.......................................................................................................18
U nderstanding ControlTest R esults....................................................................................20
Chapter3:Testing YourBloodSugar.....................................................................................22
Preparing theACC U -C H EK S oftclix L ancet D evice..............................................................22
R unning aBlood S ugarTest...............................................................................................24
Applying BloodwithTest S tripInsidetheMeter..........................................................24
Applying BloodwithTest S trip O utsideoftheMeter....................................................27
Testing withBloodfro m Alternative S ites....................................................................28
R ecording Your R esults......................................................................................................32
S toring Your S upplies.........................................................................................................32
ProperTesting Conditions ...................................................................................................32
U sing YourTest S trips .........................................................................................................33
U nderstanding YourTest R esults........................................................................................33
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