ApexBio GlucoSure STAR User manual

Dear GlucoSure STAR Owner
Thank you for choosing the GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Monitoring Sys-
tem to help you monitoring your blood sugar levels.
Your new GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Monitoring System is designed
with convenience and accuracy in mind to make your life a little easier. All of
the information needed to use and maintain your new meter is included in this
manual. Please read it carefully.
Your GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Monitoring System provides an easy
and precise way to measure blood glucose using fresh capillary whole blood
taken from fingertips, palm, or forearm. Testing is done outside the body (in
vitro diagnostic use). The test results are plasma-calibrated for easy compari-
son to lab results. The GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Monitoring System is
a portable battery operated meter intended for use as an aid by persons with di-
abetes and by health care professionals to monitor glucose concentration in
whole blood.
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Dear GlucoSure Advance Owner

Table of Contents
Und rstanding Your N w Blood Glucos Kit
· he GlucoSure S AR Meter ................................................................................5
· he GlucoSure S AR Display Screen......................................................................7
· he GlucoSure S AR Blood Glucose est Strip ......................................................10
S tting Up Your N w Syst m
·EInserting (or Changing) the Battery ........................................................................11
·ECoding the Meter..............................................................................................13
·ESetting the Clock ..............................................................................................15
·E urning ON/OFF Beep Sound ..........................................................................20
Control Solution T sting
·Performing a Control Solution est ........................................................................22
·Control Solution rouble Shooting ........................................................................29
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T sting Your Blood Glucos
·Preparing Your Lancing Device.............................................................................. 31
·EImportant Information on Alternate Site esting (AS ) .......................................... 33
·EPerforming a Blood Glucose est ...................................................................... 35
Und rstanding Your Blood Glucos T st R sults ........................................41
Vi wing Stor d R adings and 7, 14, 30 Days Av rag from M mory ......43
Caring for th M t r
·Cleaning the Meter ............................................................................................47
·Storage and Precautions ......................................................................................47
Solving Probl ms ..............................................................................................49
Product Warranty ..............................................................................................53
Sp cifications ......................................................................................................54
Symbols Us d in this Manual ..........................................................................56
Suppli s ..............................................................................................................57
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Each kit of the GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Monitoring System may in-
clude the following items:
Note: Certain kit contents will not be included in some areas.
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The GlucoSure STAR
Blood Glucose Test
Strips
Lancing Device
The GlucoSure STAR
Meter
Lancets
User Guide
Log Book
Wallet
Contrex Plus L1
Glucose Control
Solution

GlucoSure STAR Meter
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M t r Display
Shows your blood
glucose test results,
memory values, av-
erages, and other
messages.
MENU
Hold and press to turn
the meter on without
inserting a test strip,
access meter memory
or Setup, or exit and
return to testing when
viewing meter memory
or setup. T st Strip Port
This is where you insert
the test strip and the Meter
will turn on automatically.
Scroll (▼▲) Buttons
Press for scrolling
through stored test val-
ues and test averages or
numbers when setting up
the meter (see page 15
).
ENTER
Press to display the year
of the current test value
when viewing meter
memory (page 43 ),
or move between fields
(such as year, time, date,
etc.) during setup.

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Batt ry Compartm nt
Holds two 1.5V
AAA batteries.
Cod Card Port
nsert the code chip
(see page 13 )
here.
Ej ction Switch
Push and eject a
used test strip (see
page 10 ). Meter
will be turned off
automatically.

The GlucoSure STAR Meter Display Screen
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HAPPY/SAD FACE
BEEPER
CODE
TEMPERA-
TURE
TEST STR P
MONTH
DAY
DAY AVG M NUTES
HOUR
M NUTES
BLOOD
DROP and
ARROW
UN TS
MA N D S-
PLAY AREA
BATTERY
MEM

CODE .................... ndicate the current number in meter display is a
code number. Verify this number with the code
number printed on the test strip package before you
test.
TEMPERATURE ..Appear when it is either too hot or too cold to test
(outside the ranges of 10˚C~40˚C (50˚F~104˚F).
TEST STR P ..........This icon will flash to prompt you to insert a test
strip for testing.
CTL ........................This icon indicates a control solution test (see page
22 ).
DAY AVG ............Displayed when viewing 7, 14, or 30-day averages
(see page 43 ).
HAPPY/ SAD FACE ..These icons indicate if the meter electronic is work-
ing properly.
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BEEPER ................ ndicate the beeper is on (see page 20 ) .
BATTERY ............Appears when the battery is low and needs to be re-
placed (see page 11 ).
MEM ...................... ndicates the number in the display area is a stored
test value (see page 43 ).
UN TS....................Unit of measurement for your blood glucose.
D SPLAY AREA ..Displays code number, test results, stored test val-
ues, calculated result averages, and messages.
BLOOD DROP ......These two icons will flash together to indicate the
meter is ready for testing.
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and ARROW

The GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Test Strip
The GlucoSure STAR Test Strips are glucose specific, biosensor-based test
strips that can test glucose in capillary whole blood in as quickly as 6 seconds
and requires very little blood sample. The test result is plasma referenced for
easy comparison to lab results and has under-fill detection to alert you when
there is not enough blood to perform a test, so you can be assure that each read-
ing you get is an accurate and meaningful result.
IMPORTANT:
• Be sure to use only the GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Test Strip with the
GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Meter. Other brands of test strips will not
work with the Meter.
• The GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Test Strips are sensitive to moisture
and light, it is important to close the vial cap of the test strip bottle tightly
after each use. DO NOT leave any test strips outside the bottle while not in
use.
• Carefully discard used test strips and lancets in proper waste containers.
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Contact Points
nsert this end to the Test
Strip Port on the Meter.
Sampling End
Apply blood or con-
trol solution here

Setting Up our New System
Inserting (or Changing) the Battery
Batteries need to be inserted before using your GlucoSure STAR Meter for the
first time or when the icon appears on the Meter display.
Materials you will need:
· Two Alkaline AAA Batteries (Supplied in Kit)
· Your GlucoSure STAR Meter
St p 1.
Press firmly on the battery cover and slide in the direction of the
arrow to open the cover.
St p 2.
nsert new batteries according to the direction found on the bat-
tery cover and inside the battery compartment. The meter will
beep indicating the batteries have been inserted correctly. Slide
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the battery cover back into the meter firmly.
Note:
• When you change the batteries, the Meter automatically prompts you to
check the time and date when turned on either by a Test Strip or pressing .
f it is correct, press again to exit, or if the time and date are not correct,
see page 15 for Setting the Clock.
• The date, code number, and stored results will not be erased when the batter-
ies are being changed.
• Discard used batteries according to your local regulation.
menu
menu
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Coding the Meter
Code the meter by inserting a lot specific code card to ensure accurate test re-
sults. The code card is packaged along in the kit or with each box of Gluco-
Sure STAR Blood Glucose Test Strips.
Materials you will need:
·A code card for the GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Test Strips
·A GlucoSure STAR Blood Glucose Test Strip
·Your GlucoSure STAR meter
St p 1.
nsert the code card with the connectors facing up. Make sure it
is completely nserted into the code card port.
St p 2.
Take out a GlucoSure STAR Test Strip from the test strip bottle
and close the bottle immediately. nsert test strip to turn on the
meter.
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123 4
1234
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STA R
Gluc
o
S
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®
Date Opened :
(Use within 3 months after first opening or
before the expiration date)
For use with GlucoSure STAR Meter
CODE

St p 3.
The meter will display all of its segments. The code number
will appear on the meter display screen. Verify the code num-
ber on the screen with that on the test strip bottle or its pack-
age. The numbers (in this example) should be the same.
Note:
• You can insert the code card while the meter is turned on. The display
screen will flash and show the new code number from the code card. Make
sure the numbers from the meter display screen, the code card, and the test
strip package match.
• Code number will not be erased when changing batteries.
• Remember to change the code card when a new package of test strips is
opened for use.
Begin testing (see page 30 , Blood Glucose Testing), or eject the test strip to
turn off the meter.
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Setting the Clock
Material you will need:
· Your GlucoSure STAR Meter
Begin Set Up
St p 1.
Press and hold to turn on the Meter.
St p 2.
The meter will run a series of self tests will appear on the
screen when all tests are complete. f or other error messages
(Err 1, Err 2, etc) appears, see Solving Problems on page 49 .
St p 3.
After the 4-digit code number and a flashing test strip icon ap-
pears on the meter display screen, press twice until the meter
display screen shows "SET".
menu
menu
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Set ear
St p 4.
Press the and the current year will flash. Use the or
buttons to select the correct year.
Press the button to confirm your choice and to advance to
set the month.
Set month
St p 5.
The current month will flash. Use the or buttons to select
the correct month.
Press the to confirm your choice and to advance to set the
day.
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
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Set Day
St p 6.
The current day will flash. Use the or buttons to select the
correct day.
Press the button to confirm your choice and to advance to set
the hour.
Set Hour
St p 7.
The current hour will flash. Use the or buttons to select the
correct hour.
Press the button to confirm your choice and to advance to set
the minutes.
ENTER
ENTER
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Set Minutes
St p 8.
The current minutes will flash. Use or buttons to select
the correct minutes. Press to confirm your choice and ad-
vance into setting 12-hours or 24-hours time format.
Set Time Format to 12-hours or 24-hours
St p 9.
The current time format will flash. Use or buttons to se-
lect either 12-hours format or 24-hours format. Press to con-
firm your choice and exit time set up.
ENTER
ENTER
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Note:
Anytime during set up, you may either press the the to exit, or insert a
GlucoSure Star Test Strip and begin testing. The changes you have done so far
will be memorized by the meter.
Begin testing (see page 30 , Testing Your Blood Glucose), or press and hold
to turn off the meter, or see the next section to how to turn on or off the
beeper.
menu
menu
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Turning ON/OFF Beep Sound
The GlucoSure STAR Meter comes with beeper sound ON as preset. Turning
off the beeper will cause you to miss many important cues from your Meter-
such as confirmation or error messages.
St p 1.
Press the button to confirm your choice and to advance to
turning the beeper on or off.
St p 2.
Use the Scroll Up or the Scroll Down buttons to turn the
beeper on or off.
St p 3:
Press to exit once you have made your selection.
ENTER
ENTER
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