DDI Prodigy User manual

User'sManual

DearProdigySystemOwner:
Youhavechosenoneofthebestbloodglucosemonitoringsystems
available.Thisbooklethasimportantinformationaboutthesystem.
Pleasereaditcarefully.
Yoursystemprovidesyouwithaccurate,plasma-calibratedtestresults.
Thisfeaturemakesiteasyforyouandyourdoctortocompareyour
meterresultswithlaboratoryresults.
Bloodglucosemonitoringplaysanimportantroleindiabetescontrol.A
long-termstudyshowedthatkeepingbloodglucoselevelscloseto
normalcanreducetheriskofdiabetescomplicationsbyupto60%.*
Theresultsyougetwiththesystemcanhelpyouandyourhealthcare
professionalmonitorandadjustyourtreatmentplantogainbetter
controlofyourdiabetes.
Awarrantyregistrationcardisincludedwithyoursystem.Please
completeitandmailittous.
*AmericanDiabetesAssociationpositionstatementontheDiabetes
ControlandComplicationsTrial(1993).
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Thesystemisintendedforuseoutsidethebody(invitrodiagnosticuse).
Itshouldbeusedonlyfortestingglucose(sugar)andonlywithfresh
capillarywholebloodsamples.Thesystemisintendedforusein
thehomeandinclinicalsettings.Itshouldnotbeusedforthediagnosis
ofdiabetesorforthetestingofnewborns.
CAUTION:
Before using any product to test your blood sugar (blood glucose), read
all instructions and practice the test. Do all quality control checks as
directed and consult with a diabetes healthcare professional. These
recommendations apply to all blood glucose monitoring systems and
are supported by the Diabetes Educator Section of the Canadian
Diabetes Association.
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ImportantInformation
•Severedehydrationandexcessivewaterlossmaycausefalselow
results.Ifyoubelieveyouaresufferingfromseveredehydration,consult
ahealthcareprofessionalimmediately.
•Testresultsbelow60mg/dL(3.3mmol/L)meanlowbloodglucose
(hypoglycemia).Testresultsgreaterthan240mg/dL(13.3mmol/L)mean
highbloodglucose(hyperglycemia).Ifyougetresultsbelow60mg/dLor
above240mg/dL,anddonothavesymptoms,firstrepeatthetest.Ifyou
havesymptomsorcontinuetogetresultsthatfallbelow60mg/dLor
above240mg/dL,followthetreatmentadviceofyourhealthcare
professional.
•Ifyouareexperiencingsymptomsthatarenotconsistentwithyour
bloodglucosetestresultsandyouhavefollowedallinstructions
describedintheProdigyowner'sbooklet,callyourhealthcare
professional.
•A redbloodcellcount(hematocrit)thatisveryhigh(above60%)or
verylow(below20%)cancausefalseresults.
•Elevatedbloodtriglyceride, reducingsubstancessuchasuricacid
andascorbicacidatnormalbloodconcentration,oracetaminophen,
dopa,methyldopa,L-dopa,andtolbutamideatnormalblood
concentrationsdonotsignificantlyaffectthetestresults.
•Thissystemmaybeusedataltitudesupto10,742feet(3275m)
withoutaneffectontestresults.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
IMPORTANTINFORMATION03
GETTINGSTARTED05
TheProdigyBloodGlucoseMonitoringSystem05
ProdigyBloodGlucoseMeter06
MeterDisplaySegments07
ProdigyTestStrips08
BEFORETESTING10
CheckingtheDisplay10
CodingtheMeter10
CheckingtheSystemWithProdigyControlSolutions12
TESTINGYOURBLOOD17
Step-by-StepTestProcedure17
SpecialMessages19
UsingtheMeterMemory20
COMPARINGMETERANDLABORATORYRESULTS22
SETTINGTHEMETERANDDELETINGTHEMEMORY24
SettingtheTime,Date,Unitofmeasurement,25
UnitoftemperatureandMemorydeletion
DownloadingTestresultstoyourPC27
CARINGFORYOURMETER27
Maintenance27
Power28
DISPLAYMESSAGESAND29
PROBLEM- SOLVINGGUIDE
SPECIFICATIONS31
PerformanceCharacteristics31
WARRANTY32
EXPECTEDTESTRESULTS33
SYMBOLINFORMATION34
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GETTINGSTARTED
TheProdigyDiabetesBloodGlucoseTestSystem
TheProdigysystemconsistsofthreemainproducts:theProdigyblood
glucosemeter,Prodigyteststrips,andProdigycontrolsolutions.These
productshavebeendesigned,tested,andproventoworktogetherasa
systemtoproduceaccuratebloodglucosetestresults.UseonlyProdigy
teststripsandProdigycontrolsolutionswiththebloodglucosemeter.
CAUTION:
Check your system to be sure the outer carton seal is not missing or
broken. If either of these conditions occurred, please return your system
to the place ofpurchase.
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ProdigyBloodGlucoseMeter
-TESTSLOT
Thetestslotsiswhereyouinsertthe
teststripfortesting.Themeterwillturn
onautomaticallywhenyouinserta test
strip.
-SETBUTTON
TheSetbutton(inthebackofthe
meter)isusedtosetthedate,time,
unitsandothermeterfunctions.
-DISPLAY
Yourtestresultsaredisplayedhere.The
displayguidesyouthroughthetest
usingsymbolsandsimplemessages.
MAINBUTTON
Themainbuttoninfrontofthemeter
isusedtosetupthemeter,enterthe
memorymode,changethevalueof
dateandtime,unitsetting,memory
deletingandtoturnthemeteron
andoff.
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CODEBUTTON
Thecodebutton
atthesideis
usedtoCODE
themetertothe
strip.

Pro
ImportantTestStripInformation
•Storeteststrippackagesina cool,dryplacebelow104°F(40°C).Keep
awayfromdirectsunlightandheat.
•Storeyourteststripsintheiroriginalvialonly.
•Afterremovinga teststripfromthevial,immediatelyreplacethevialcap
andcloseittightly.
•Withclean,dryhands,youmaytouchtheteststripanywhereonitssur
facewhenremovingitfromthevialorinsertingitintothemeter.
•Useeachteststripimmediatelyafterremovingitfromthevial.
•Writethediscarddateontheviallabelwhenyoufirstopenit.Discard
remainingteststrips90daysafterfirstopeningdate.
•Applyonlybloodsampleorcontrolsolutiontotheabsorbenthole.
Applyingothersubstancestotheabsorbentholewillcauseinaccurate
results.
•Donotuseteststripsbeyondtheexpirationdateprintedonthepackage
sincetheymaycauseinaccurateresults.
•Donotbend,cut,oraltera teststripinanyway.
CAUTION:
Keeptheteststripsawayfromchildren;thestripscanbeapotentialchoking
hazard.Nevercheworswallowateststrip.
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BEFORETESTING
CheckingtheDisplay
Eachtimeyouinserta teststripintothe
metertoturnthemeteron, themeter
willdisplay"CH"withthestripsymbol
briefly.Thistellsyouthatthesystemis
performingseveralself-checks.
FormetermodelNo.51720,youwillheara
voicemessage,"thecodenumberis(number).'
CodingtheMeter
TheCodeButtonisusedtocalibratethe
teststripswiththemeterforaccurateresults
Pleasecodethemeterbeforeusingit
forthefirsttimeandtheneverytimeyou
changetoanothervialofteststrips.
Eachtimeyoutest,checkthatthecode
numberonthemeterdisplaymatches
thecodenumberontheteststripvial.
Code
Button
CAUTION:
If the code number displayed on the meter
does not match the numberprinted on the vial,
test results may be inaccurate .
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STEP1 EntertheCodeMode
Startwiththemeterturnedoff.Pressthe
CodeButton.TheCodesymboland"SEL"
willappearontheLCDdisplay,followedby
thecodenumber,withthenumberblinking.
STEP2 MatchtheCodeNumbers
Comparethecodenumberflashingonthe
LCDdisplaywiththecodenumberon
theteststripvial.Ifthetwocode
numbersmatch,youmaybegintesting.
Iftheydonotmatch,followStep3.
Whenyoufirstusethemeter,youneed
tocodethemeterbeforetesting.
STEP3 CodetheMeter
PressandreleasetheCodeButtontoadvance
onenumber.Whenthecodeyouneedappears
onthedisplay,presstheMainButtontosetthe
codeandturnoffthemeter.
Ifyoudonotpressanybuttonintwominutes,
themeterwillturnoffautomatically..
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CheckingtheSystemwithProdigyControlSolution
Prodigycontrolsolutions areusedtocheckthatthemeterandtheteststripsare
workingtogetherasa systemandthatyouareperformingthetestcorrectly.Itis
veryimportantthatyoudothissimplecheckroutinelytomakesureyouget
accurateresults.
Prodigycontrolsolutionscontaina knownamount ofglucosethatreactswith
teststrips.TheLowandHighlevelControlsolutions areintendedtocheckthe
monitoringsystemindifferentmeasurementranges.Compareyourcontrol
solutiontestresultswiththeexpectedrangeprintedontheteststripviallabel.
Controlsolutionshouldbeusedto:
•Practicethetestprocedure
•Makesureyourmeterandteststripsareworkingtogetherproperly
•Ensureyouareperformingthetestcorrectly
Beforeyouusethemetertotestyourbloodforthefirsttime,practice
theprocedureusingcontrolsolution.Whenyoucan dothreetestsin
arowthatarewithintheexpectedrange,youarereadytotestyourblood.
Doa controlsolutiontest:
•Whenyoubeginusinga newvialofteststrips
•Atleastonce a week
•Wheneveryoususpectthatthemeterorteststripsarenotworkingproperly
•Whenyourbloodglucosetestresultsarenotconsistentwith
howyoufeel,orwhenyouthinkyourresultsarenotaccurate
•Ifyoudropthemeter
•Afteryouchangethemeterbatteries
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Prodigy^
ImportantControlSolutionTestInformation
•UseonlyProdigycontrolsolutions.
•Checktheexpirationdateonthecontrolsolutionvial.Donot
useifexpired.
•Controlsolution,meter,andteststripsshouldcometoroom
temperature(68-77°F/ 20-25°C)beforetesting.
•Shakethevial,discard thefirstdropofcontrolsolution,and
wipeoffthedispensertiptoensurea goodsampleandan
accurateresult.
•Useonlyfor90daysafterfirstopening.Recordthediscard
date(dateopenedplus90days)onthecontrolsolutionvial.
Discardafter90days.
•Storethecontrolsolutiontightlyclosedattemperaturesbelow
86°F(30°C).Donotrefrigerate.
CAUTION:
The control solution range printed on the test strip vial is for Prodigy
control solution only. It is used to test meter and test strip performance.
It is not the recommended range foryour blood glucose level.
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CAUTION:
Every time you perform a control solution test,
you must enter into the "CTL" test mode so that
the test will not be stored in the meter memory.
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STEP2 ApplyControlSolution
Shakethecontrolsolutionvialwell.Remove
thecap.Squeezethevial,discardthefirst
drop,andwipeoffthedispensertiptoensure
anaccurateresult.Squeezethevialagainto
getanotherdropandplacethedroponyour
fingertipfirst.Then,applythedroptothe
absorbentholeoftheteststrip(whereit
meetsthenarrowchannel)untilthedropis
drawnintotheteststrip,theconfirmation
windowisfilled,andthemeterbeginsto
countdown.
CAUTION:
To avoid contaminating the control
solution with the content of the test
strip, you have to place a drop of
control solution on a clean surface
or on your finger tip first. Then
touch the test strip to the drop.
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Prodigy^
STEP3 ResultAppearsin6 Seconds.
Themeterwillcountdownandthecontrolsolutiontestresultwill
appear.Comparetheresultwiththerangeprintedontheteststripvial.
Theresultshouldfallwithinthisrange.
FormetermodelNo.51720youwillheara voicemessage,"theblood
glucoseis(number)(unit)".
Comparingcontrolsolutionresults
Iftestresultsfalloutsidetherangeprintedontheteststripvial,repeat
thetest.Out-of-rangeresultsmaybecausedbyoneormoreofthe
following:
•Errorinperformingthetest
•Failuretoshakethecontrolsolutionvialvigorously
•Expiredorcontaminatedcontrolsolution
•Controlsolutionthatistoowarmortoocold
•Failuretodiscardthefirstdropofcontrolsolutionandwipethe
dispensertipclean
•Impropercodingofthemeter
•Teststripdeterioration
•Metermalfunction
CAUTION:
Ifyou continue to get control solution test results that fall outside of the
range printed on the vial, the system may not be working properly. Do
not use the system to test your blood ifyou continue to get test results
that fall outside of the range. Ifyou are unable to resolve the problem,
call the Technical Support Line at 1-800-243-2636.
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TESTINGYOURBLOOD
Besuretoreadthissectionandtheteststrippackageinsertfoundin
theteststripboxcarefullybeforetesting.Makesureyouhaveallitems
neededtotest:
A.BloodGlucoseMeter
B.TestStrip
C.LancingDevice
D.SterileLancet
Step-by-StepTestProcedure
STEP1 Inserttheteststrip
Inserttheteststripwithcontactbarsend
firstandfacingupintothetestportfully.
Thebarsmustbeallthewayintothemeter
toavoidaninaccurateresult.Themeter
willturnon automatically."CH"andstrip
symbolwillappearbrieflyonthisdisplay.
Next,theambienttemperaturewillappear
andfollowedbythesymbolwiththecode
number.Codethemeterifnecessary.
FormetermodelNo.51720youwillheara voice
message:"pleaseapplybloodintothestrip".

NOTE:Ifyoudonotapplyabloodsamplewithin3
minutes,themeterwillturnitselfoff.Youmustremove
theteststripandinsertitbackintothemetertorestart
thetestprocedure.
STEP3 AccurateResultsin6 Seconds
Yourbloodglucosetestresultwillappearafterthe
metercountsdown.Bloodglucosetestresultsareauto-
maticallystoredinthemetermemory.Turnthemeteroff
byremovingtheteststrip.Discardtheusedteststrip
carefullytoavoidcontamination.
FormetermodelNo.51720youwillheara voice
message,"thebloodglucoseis(number)(unit)". Plasmacalibrated
result(example)
TheProdigymeterprovidesaccurate,plasma-calibratedtestresultsthatcan
becompareddirectlywithlaboratoryresults.
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SpecialMessages
Somespecialsymbolsormessageswillappear
dependingonyourtestresult.
1)Whenbelow20mg/dL(1.1mmol/L),"Lo"will
appearonthemeterdisplayinsteadofnumbers.
2)Whenbetween20to70mg/dL
(1.1and3.9mmol/L),the"low"symbolwillappear
withyourtestresult.
Loor"low"symbolindicateshypoglycemia(low
bloodglucose.)Youshouldimmediately
treathypoglycemiaasrecommendedbyyour
healthcareprofessional.
3)Whenwithinoptimalrange,whichmeans
70to120mg/dL(3.9to6.6mmol/L),a smile
willappearwithyourtestresult.
4)Whenbetween120to240mg/dL
(6.6and13.3mmol/L),the"high"symbolwill
appearwithyourtestresult.
5)Whenabove240mg/dL(13.3mmol/L),
"KETONE?"symbolwillappearonthemeter
display.Thisindicatesthereisa possibilityof
Ketoneaccumulationifyouaretype1 diabetic.
Pleaseseekimmediatemedicalassistance.
6)Whenabove600mg/dL(33.3mmol/L),"Hi"
willappearonthemeterdisplayinsteadofnumber.
Thisindicatesseverehyperglycemia.Pleaseseek
immediatemedicalassistance.
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