Lifescan One Touch Basic Plus Diabetes Monitoring... User manual

Owner’s Booklet
Complete Diabetes Monitoring System
For diabetes and life.

DEAR ONE TOUCHTM BASICTM PLUS OWNER:
Congratulations! You’ve chosen a very easy-to-use blood glucose (sugar) monitoring
system for home testing. When used properly, your ONE TOUCH™BASIC™Plus
System will give you the accurate test results you need, in just a few simple steps.
Everything you need to know about using the ONE TOUCH BASIC Plus System is
included in this booklet.
Blood glucose monitoring plays an important role in controlling your diabetes.
The results you get with the ONE TOUCH BASIC Plus System can help you and
your healthcare professional monitor and adjust your treatment plan (diet, exercise,
and medication) to help you gain better control of your diabetes.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call your authorized LifeScan
representative.
Thank you for choosing the ONE TOUCH™BASIC™Plus Diabetes Monitoring System.
P.S. Don’t forget to complete and mail the warranty service card. See your warranty
card for details.

The ONE TOUCH™BASIC™Plus Diabetes Monitoring
System is intended for in vitro diagnostic use for
quantitative determination of glucose in whole blood
as an aid in monitoring effectiveness of diabetes
management in the home and in clinical settings. It
is not intended for use in the diagnosis of diabetes
or for neonatal testing (newborns 0–4 weeks old).

CAUTION: Before using any product to test your
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
American Association of Diabetes Educators, the
American Diabetes Association, the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, and the Health Industry
Manufacturers Association.
IMPORTANT: The ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus
System contains many small parts: test strip holder,
battery door, batteries, lancets, control solution
vial, test strips, test strip vial cap, etc. Keep the
system out of the reach of small children because
these parts may be dangerous if swallowed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 1
Infection Control 2
GETTING STARTED 3
The Complete
ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus
Diabetes Monitoring System 3
ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus
Blood Glucose Meter 5
ONE TOUCH
™
Test Strips 7
BEFORE TESTING 9
Setting Meter Code 9
Checking the System 11
— Checking with the Check Strip 12
— Checking with Control Solution 15
TESTING YOUR BLOOD 21
Detailed Test Procedure 21
— Getting a Drop of Blood 22

— How to Test Your Blood 27
Special Messages 31
Checking the Amount of Blood
on the Test Strip 32
USING THE METER MEMORY 34
Entering the Memory Mode 35
Recalling Test Results 36
SETTING METER OPTIONS 37
Entering and Using the Set-Up Mode 37
Clock (Time and Date) 39
— Setting the Time 40
— Setting the Date 40
Beep Prompts 41
Language 42
Time Format 43
Date Format 43
Unit of Measure 44
Decimal Separator 44
Exiting the Set-Up Mode 45

SOLVING PROBLEMS 46
Test Procedure Messages 46
Error Messages 50
TAKING CARE OF YOUR METER 59
Doing a Daily Check 60
Cleaning the Meter 60
Replacing the Batteries 64
SPECIFICATIONS 67
WARRANTY 68
Three-Year Warranty 68

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PRECAUTIONS AND
LIMITATIONS
The following information will be
useful to you and your healthcare
professional when using the
ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus System
to monitor your blood glucose level.
If you experience symptoms that
are not consistent with your blood
glucose test results AND you
believe you have followed all
instructions described in the owner’s
booklet, contact your healthcare
professional immediately.
Never make significant changes to your
medication program or ignore physical
symptoms without con
sulting your
healthcare professional.
If your test result is 60 mg/dL
(3.3 mmol/L) or lower, this indicates
low blood glucose (hypoglycemia).
The meter will display the test result
along with the message danger
call.dr. You should immediately
treat hypoglycemia as recommend-
ed by your healthcare professional.
If the message hi danger call.dr.
appears on the meter display, this
indicates severe high blood glucose
(hyperglycemia). Contact your
doctor immediately.

2
Extremes in hematocrit (the amount
of red blood cells in the blood) can
affect test results. Very high hemat-
ocrits (above 60%) and very low
hematocrits (below 25%) can cause
false results.
1
Abnormally high levels of Vitamin C
or other reducing substances will
cause false low blood glucose
results.
2
Normal levels of reducing
substances have little effect on
blood glucose results.
Do not use blood samples with
preservatives that contain fluoride
(gray-top test tubes). You will get
false low results.
When testing, removal of the test
strip prior to display of the blood
glucose result may give you a false
result.
Infection Control
Use universal blood precautions.
All patient samples and materials
with which they come in contact
are considered biohazards and
should be handled as if capable
of transmitting infection.

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GETTING STARTED
The ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus
Diabetes Monitoring System
consists of three main products: the
ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus Blood
Glucose Meter, ONE TOUCH
™
Test
Strips, and ONE TOUCH
™
Normal
Control Solution. These products
have been designed, tested, and
proven to work together as a
system to produce accurate blood
glucose test results. Only LifeScan
manufactures ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus System products.
Attempting to substitute other
products may affect the accuracy of
your test results and limit the ability
of LifeScan to help you solve
problems that may arise.
Your ONE TOUCH BASIC Plus
System includes everything you
need to start testing:
■
ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus
Meter with Two AAA Batteries
(Installed)
■ONE TOUCH Test Strips
■ONE TOUCH Normal Control
Solution
■Owner’s Booklet and Quick
Reference Guide
■Check Strip
■Penlet™Plus Adjustable Blood
Sampler
■Lancets
■Carrying Case
■Logbook

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ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus Meter
has a number of settings you can
change, including the language, time
and date, display formats, and the
unit of measure. For a description
of these options and how to set
them, see pages 37-45.

ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus
Blood Glucose Meter
Study this diagram and become
familiar with all the parts of your
ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus Meter.
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C
M
C
M
ON/OFF BUTTON
This button turns the meter on
and off.
DISPLAY
The large, easy-to-read display
is where you read the simple
messages that guide you
through testing. Your test
results are displayed here.
M BUTTON
The ONE TOUCH BASIC Plus
Meter automatically stores your test
results. Use the M button to recall
the information stored in your
meter’s memory and to review
your meter’s option settings.
TEST STRIP HOLDER
The test strip holder holds a
ONE TOUCH
™
Test Strip in
place when you perform a
blood glucose or control
solution test. It must be
removed to clean the meter.
TEST AREA
The test area is located under the
test strip holder. There is a clear,
protective coating over the test area
that must be kept clean and
undamaged for accurate results.
C BUTTON
Use the C button to change
the option settings on the
ONE TOUCH BASIC Plus Meter.
BATTERY COMPARTMENT (on back)
Holds two AAA batteries. The batteries
are already installed in your meter.
DATA PORT
Allows you to transfer the
information stored in the meter’s
memory to a computer to view,
analyze, and print.

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TEST
SPOT
OR THIS
NOTE: Your test strip may look like
THIS
ONE TOUCH™Test Strips
The ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus
Diabetes Monitoring System
measures the amount of blood
glucose in whole blood. When blood
is applied to a ONE TOUCH Test
Strip, certain compounds on the test
strip react with the blood to form a
blue color. The ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus Meter reads the color
to determine the blood glucose level.

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IMPORTANT TEST STRIP INFORMATION
■ONE TOUCH™Test Strips can be damaged by heat and light. Keep them
sealed in the original vial. Store the vial in a cool, dry place below 30°C
(86°F). Do not refrigerate. Do not place in direct heat or sunlight.
■ONE TOUCH Test Strips are intended for use with fresh whole blood or
ONE TOUCH™Normal Control Solution. Do not use them with plasma or
serum samples. Results will not be accurate.
■Do not use test strips beyond the expiration date on the vial.
■When you open a new vial of test strips, record the discard date on the vial.
The discard date for test strips is four months after first opening the vial.
■Do not use test strips that are bent, torn, cut, or changed in any way.
■Use each test strip immediately after removing it from the vial; replace the
vial cap and close it tightly.
■Never transfer test strips to a new vial or any other container. Always carry
test strips in their original container. Do not carry loose test strips in your
meter case.
■Do not use bleach (or products containing bleach) near the test strips.
■For reliable results, use only ONE TOUCH Test Strips made by LifeScan.
*For detailed information on ONE TOUCH Test Strips, refer to the ONE TOUCH
™
Test Strip insert.

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CAUTION: If the code number on
the meter display does not match
the code number on the vial of
ONE TOUCH Test Strips, test
results may be false.
BEFORE TESTING
Setting Meter Code
Code numbers are used to enable
your meter to provide consistent
measurements. For this reason, it
is important that the code is set
correctly. You must code the meter
before using it for the first time
and then every time you change
to another vial of ONE TOUCH
™
Test Strips.
Code the ONE TOUCH™BASIC™Plus
Meter in these three easy steps:

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Step 1: Press the On/Off Button.
When turning meter on, all display
symbols will appear. The last test
result will then appear on the
display for a moment. (If using the
meter for the first time, the message
code-- will appear on the display.)
If you have already coded the meter,
your current test strip code followed
by the message check code will
momentarily appear on the display.
The following will then appear:
(Example)
Step 2: Match the Code Numbers.
The code number on the test strip
vial ranges from 1 to 16. If the code
number on the meter display matches
the code number on the test strip
vial, you can begin testing. If the two
code numbers do not match, follow
Step 3. (When you first use the meter,
code-- will appear, showing that
there is no code stored in the memory.)
MC
Plus

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Step 3: Code the Meter.
While the meter displays code--,
or after the word insert is displayed,
press and release the C button; the
code number will appear. Continue
pressing the C button until the
number on the display matches the
code number on the test strip vial.
The code number is now set for the
test strips you are
using. The meter will
remember this code
number until you
change it. You are now
ready to do a test.
Checking the System
There are two ways to check that your
ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus System is
working properly. The check strip is
used to check that the meter is
operating properly. ONE TOUCH
™
Normal Control Solution is used to
check that both the meter and the test
strips are working together as a
system, and that you are doing the
test correctly. It is very important that
you do these simple checks routinely
for accurate results.
MMC
Plus

12
(Example)
Checking with the Check Strip
A purple and white check strip is
included in the carrying case of
your ONE TOUCH
™
BASIC
™
Plus
System. Before doing a check strip
test, make sure the test strip holder,
test area, and check strip are clean,
dry, and lint-free. Do the check strip
test at room temperature (between
18° and 26°C [64°–79°F]).
Do a check strip test:
■At least once each day you test
your blood
■After cleaning the meter
■Whenever your blood glucose test
results are not consistent with
how you feel, or when you think
your results are not accurate
■If you drop the meter
■If you get the meter wet
■Whenever the following message
appears:
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2
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Front Back

How to do a check strip test:
Step 1: Press the On/Off Button.
Insert Side 1 of the Check Strip.
When insert code 10 (Example)
strip appears, slide
the notched end of the
check strip into the
test strip holder with
Side 1 (purple side)
facing up. wait
appears for a moment.
Step 2: When
apply sample
Appears, Remove the
Check Strip from the
Test Strip Holder.
MC
1
✔
Step 3:
When insert side 2
Appears, Turn the
Check Strip Over
and Slide It Back
into the Test Strip
Holder.
It should go in notched end first,
Side 2 (white side) facing up. The
meter counts down from four to zero
and then gives you a check strip
result.
Note: This is the only time you
should remove a strip during a test.
Note: Do not apply control
solution to the check strip.
MMC
1
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2
✔
MMC
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