OneTouch INDUO User manual

© 2006 LifeScan, Inc. Milpitas, CA 95035
Rev. date: 08/06
AW 06442701A
OneTouch®Customer Care Line/ Ligne InfoSoins OneTouch®
1 800 663-5521
www.OneTouch.ca
The system described herein is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents: 5,708,247, 5,951,836, 6,045,567,
6,156,051, 6,197,040, 6,241,862, 6,284,125, and D428,150. Use of the monitoring device included herein is protected under
one or more of the following U.S. patents: 6,413,410, 6,733,655. Purchase of this device does not act to grant a use license under
these patents. Such a license is granted only when the device is used with OneTouch®Ultra®Test Strips. No test strip supplier
other than LifeScan is authorized to grant such a license. The accuracy of results generated with LifeScan meters using test strips
manufactured by anyone other than LifeScan has not been evaluated by LifeScan.
Le système décrit aux présentes est protégé par un ou plusieurs des brevets américains suivants : 5,708,247, 5,951,836,
6,045,567, 6,156,051, 6,197,040, 6,241,862, 6,284,125 et D428,150. L’utilisation du présent dispositif de surveillance est pro-
tégée par les brevets américains suivants 6,413,410 et 6,733,655. L’achat du présent dispositif ne contribue pas à accorder un
permis sous aucun de ces brevets. Un tel permis n’est accordé que si l’appareil est utilisé avec les bandelettes de test OneTouch®
Ultra®. Aucun fabricant de bandelettes autre que LifeScan Inc. n’est autorisé à accorder un tel permis. L’exactitude des résultats
obtenus avec les lecteurs de LifeScan utilisés avec une autre bandelette fabriquée par tout fabricant autre que LifeScan n’a pas
été évaluée par LifeScan.
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A supplement to the full testing instructions
found in your Owner’s Booklet
Un supplément aux consignes détaillées sur
les tests de votre manuel d’utilisation
Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems/Systèmes de surveillance de la glycémie
Additional Instructions:
Getting a Blood Sample from an
Alternate Site
Instructions supplémentaires :
Comment prélever du sang d’un autre
site que les doigts
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Forearm and palm sampling
means more options
Meters that use OneTouch®Ultra®Test Strips allow you to sample blood from your
forearm or palm as well as your fingertip. Having these options can mean having
more flexibility—and more comfort.
Sampling from your palm or forearm allows you to use your fingertips less often.
These alternate areas have fewer nerve endings than your fingertip.
Getting a blood sample from your forearm or palm is different than the method for
getting a sample from your fingertips described in your Owner’s Booklet. At times,
results obtained at the forearm or palm may vary from a fingertip measurement. Be
sure to read the Owner’s Booklet as well as these instructions before testing.
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1
Important information about sampling
from your forearm or palm 2
Choose the right sampling site at the right time 2
Sampling instructions 4
Choosing your sample site 5
Preparing the OneTouch®UltraSoft®Blood Sampler 6
Getting a blood sample 10
Completing your test 12
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Important information about sampling
from your forearm or palm
Choose the right sampling
site at the right time
Glucose levels in forearm or palm blood samples may differ significantly
from levels in fingertip samples, especially when your blood glucose level
is changing rapidly. During these times, forearm or palm samples may
show these changes more slowly. Talk to your healthcare professional
before you begin using your forearm or palm for sampling.
If you are testing: Use blood sample from your:
Routinely before meals Fingertip, forearm, or palm
Prior to or more than two hours after: Fingertip, forearm, or palm
• a meal
• a rapid-acting insulin injection or
insulin pump bolus
• exercise
When your blood glucose is changing Fingertip
rapidly, such as:
• within two hours after a meal
• within two hours after a rapid-acting
insulin injection or insulin pump bolus, or
• during or within two hours after exercise
When you are concerned about the Fingertip
possibility of hypoglycemia
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3
Do not test on your forearm or palm when:
you think your blood glucose is rapidly falling, such as within
two hours of exercise or a rapid-acting insulin injection or insulin
pump bolus. Testing with a fingertip sample may identify a
hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) level sooner than a test with a
forearm or palm sample.
it has been less than two hours after a meal, a rapid-acting insulin
injection or insulin pump bolus, physical exercise, or you think
your glucose level is changing rapidly.
you are concerned about the possibility of hypoglycemia (insulin
reactions), such as when driving a car. This is especially important
if you suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness (lack of symptoms to
indicate an insulin reaction).
Remember: Consult with your healthcare professional before using
your forearm or palm for testing.
Remember, regardless of which sampling site you choose, follow all
the instructions in this booklet and your Owner’s Booklet.
If you experience symptoms that are not consistent with your test
results, and you have followed all instructions for proper testing, call
your healthcare professional.
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Have these things with you when you test your blood from
your forearm or palm:
Meter that uses the OneTouch®Ultra®Test Strip
OneTouch®Ultra®Test Strips
OneTouch®UltraSoft®Blood Sampler
Sterile lancet
OneTouch®UltraClear®Cap
OneTouch®Ultra®Control Solution
The meter, OneTouch®Ultra®Control Solution and OneTouch®
Ultra®Test Strips are designed, tested, and proven to work
together to produce accurate results. Use no other test strips
or control solution with your meter.
Sampling instructions
4
These instructions are for getting a sample from your forearm or palm.
Your Owner’s Booklet contains full instructions for getting a blood sample
from your fingertips.
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Choosing your sample site
Before sampling blood from your forearm or palm, read pages
2 and 3 of this booklet carefully.
Forearm sampling
Choose a fleshy area of the forearm away
from bone or visible veins. Select a spot
with no hair.
Palm sampling
Choose a fleshy area on the palm below
your thumb or pinky. Select a spot with no
visible veins and away from deep lines.
5
OneTouch®UltraClear®Cap is used
for forearm and palm sampling only.
Replace the blue OneTouch®
UltraSoft®Blood Sampler cap with
the OneTouch®UltraClear®Cap.
Blue cap for fingertip
sampling only
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Preparing the OneTouch®UltraSoft®Blood Sampler
To reduce the chance of infection:
Never share a lancet or the OneTouch®UltraSoft®Blood Sampler
with anyone.
Always use a new, sterile lancet. Lancets are for single use only.
Keep the OneTouch®UltraSoft®Sampler clean. Complete cleaning
instructions can be found in your Owner’s Booklet.
Depth
Adjustment
Knob
Depth Indicator
Puncture Settings Ejection/Cocking Control
Release Button
OneTouch®UltraSoft®Lancet
Protective Disk
Lancet Point
Lancet Holder
If you do not have a OneTouch® UltraSoft® Blood Sampler, please
refer to the instructions that came with your lancing device.
OneTouch® UltraClear® Cap
(for alternate site sampling)
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STEP 1
Prepare the sample site
Before you test your blood glucose, wash your hands and the sample
site with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry completely.
Sample in an area with no visible veins, and no hair or lines which
may cause your blood sample to smear.
Sometimes there is less blood flow to the forearm than to the
fingertips. To help you get a large enough blood droplet, you may
gently massage or apply warmth to the site to increase blood flow.
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