What is Fasting blood glucose and why
isit important?
• Your fasting blood glucose readings
are used to decide if your insulin dose
should be increased or decreased.
• You have to tag, or mark, your readings
when they are fasting. Telling JAZZ™
DoseCoach®which blood glucose
readings are ‘fasting’ is important for
Dose Helper.
Quick Reference Guide
Your starting dose is:
Inject your insulin around
the same time every day at:
Name:
Welcome to your JAZZ™ DoseCoach®
Using your Blood Glucose Meter
Training Checklist
What to do if your blood glucose readings
are high or low:
1If you get blood glucose readings below
3.9 mmol/L or above 13.3 mmol/L and
you have hypoglycaemia (hypo) or
hyperglycaemia (hyper) symptoms,
follow your treatment plan or contact
your healthcare professional right
away.
2If you do not have hypo or hyper
symptoms, measure your blood
glucose again, carefully following the
instructions in your owner’s guide.
• If you get hypo or hyper symptoms,
or continue to get blood glucose
readings below 3.9 mmol/L or above
13.3 mmol/L, follow your treatment
plan recommended or contact your
healthcare professional right away.
3If you have hypo or hyper symptoms
that are not consistent with your blood
glucose readings, follow your
treatment plan or contact your
healthcare professional right away.
How to Tag a blood glucose reading
1When you have measured your blood
glucose and the value is displayed,
there will be a menu of tag options.
2Select the correct tag option using
the up and down keys and then press
“Save”.
3If you measure your blood glucose
outside the 6-hour fasting window,
the fasting tag will not be available
and will be greyed out.
This checklist shows the key topics you
need to know for safe use of insulin and
to use Dose Helper to help adjust your
dosage.
If there are any topics you are not sure of,
ask your healthcare professional before
using Dose Helper.
1How to use Key Features of JAZZ™
DoseCoach®
Overview of device:
•the identification of buttons (for
example, the best way to turn JAZZ™
DoseCoach®on and off),
•when and how to use the Dose
Helper button,
•how to use the soft keys,
•how to navigate through the screens,
including how to scroll up and down.
JAZZ™ DoseCoach®setup, including
the purpose of the user icon and name
labelling.
How to navigate menus and find key
menus in the history and settings (for
example, how to change the time
and date settings, and Dose Helper
settings).
2How to measure blood glucose
Measuring blood glucose using JAZZ™
DoseCoach®, including the process of
washing hands, insert test strip, apply
sample, how to read and store results.
Understanding blood glucose
measurements.
Tagging and the associated terms,
Your JAZZ™ DoseCoach®can help you
manage your diabetes in two ways:
Dose Helper gives dose suggestions
to help you adjust how much insulin
glargine to take.
>> See Section 4 in your owner’s guide.
Blood Glucose Meter lets you measure
your blood glucose and keep a record
of your blood glucose readings.
>> See Section 3 in your owner’s guide.
Do
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This quick reference
guide contains
supporting information
for using JAZZ™
DoseCoach®. It is not
an instruction manual.
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Please read all of
the owner’s guide
before using JAZZ™
DoseCoach®.
The most common hypo symptoms
are: Palpitations, sweating, hunger,
dizziness, tingling, blurred vision,
difficulty in thinking, faintness.
These symptoms may vary and you
may have other symptoms. Contact
your healthcare professional for more
details.
Fasting blood glucose readings:
Fasting blood glucose is measured
after sleeping and before breakfast,
when you have not eaten or had a drink
containing sugar/glucose for at least
8 hours.
including the key terms and symbols.
How to tag a blood glucose reading,
including what to do if the wrong tag is
chosen.
How to correctly read the “Logbook”
and other history screens.
3How to use insulin glargine
safely
Injection sites and technique.
Recognising and treating
hypoglycaemia (hypo) and
hyperglycaemia (hyper) symptoms.
4How to self-adjust insulin glargine
dose
Fasting blood glucose readings and
how these are used to self-adjust
insulin glargine doses.
Fasting blood glucose target range.
Core calculations.
5How to manage and adjust the insulin
glargine dose for:
Sick days.
Travel or vacation.
Changes in diet or activity.
6How to use Dose Helper
General use of Dose Helper, including
how to use the soft keys to navigate
the menu screens, saving a dose and
understanding the dose question
screens.
How to exit Dose Helper without
recording a dose (for example, if Dose
Helper is opened accidentally and it is
not time for an insulin dose).
How to change the Dose Helper
settings, such as the usual dose time.
Understand the warnings associated
with Dose Helper and how to resolve
them, including the twice daily,
previous dose and hypo questions, and
how to confirm suggested doses.
What Dose Helper is for (i.e. support for
patients’ decision making).
Getting the first dose suggestion and
what starting dose to take during first
days of use.
Normal use of Dose Helper and usual
dose time.
What Dose Helper is not for (i.e. replace
advice of doctor or nurse).
Situations that Dose Helper cannot
account for.
What to do if Dose Helper cannot give
dose suggestions.
7When to contact your healthcare
professional for support
General advice: You should contact
your healthcare professional if you are
not sure what dose to take. Do not wait
for JAZZ™ DoseCoach®to instruct you
to do so.
8Warranty registration card
Complete warranty registration
card and post. Alternatively, register
online at www.agamatrix.co.uk or call
Customer Service 0800 093 1812.
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