OneTouch UltraEasy User manual

OneTouch®UltraEasy™
Owner’s Booklet
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Symbols
Caution symbol: See instructions for use.
Serial number symbol
LOT
Lot Number
IVD
In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device
Sterilized by irradiation
Expiration Date
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Welcome to the OneTouch®family!
We know how difficult it can be to understand and manage diabetes.
The right products and services can help make life with diabetes just a
little bit easier. At LifeScan, our priority is to ensure that you have the right
blood glucose meter to meet your needs.
That’s why we design products like the OneTouch®UltraEasy™Blood
Glucose Monitoring System. The OneTouch®UltraEasy™Meter makes it
simple to get a test result and review past results. This owner’s booklet
will help you learn how to use your meter properly. Please read it carefully.
As you get started, you may have questions and we are always here to
help. You can reach our Customer Care Freephone at 0800 121200(UK),
1800 535676 (Ireland). You can also obtain information at
www.LifeScan.co.uk.
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• Getting to know your
OneTouch®UltraEasy™
Blood Glucose Meter and
Test Strips
• Turning your meter on and off
• Setting up your meter
NOTE: Before testing, read this
owner’s booklet carefully.
Table of contents
Setting up pg. 2
your system
Starting the test process pg. 7
Insert a test strip
Check the code on the test
strip vial before inserting the
strip. Make sure the three
contact bars are facing you.
Push the strip in as far as it
will go. Do not bend the strip.
The meter will turn on, show
a start-up test screen, and
then a code number. The first
time you use the meter, the
screen will display “––”
instead of a number.
Match the code displayed
on the meter with the code
on the test strip vial
If the code on the meter does
not match the code on the
vial, press ▲or ▼to change
the code. If the flashing blood
drop icon
R
appears on the
display before you are ready,
remove the strip and re-start
the test process.
The meter is ready for testing
when the flashing blood drop
icon
R
appears.
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Getting a blood sample pg. 10
Prepare the OneTouch
®
Lancing Device
Remove the blue cap and put
a new lancet in the lancing
device. Twist off the protective
disk. Replace the cap and
cock the lancing device.
Get a drop of blood
Hold the OneTouch®Lancing
Device firmly against your
finger. Press the release button.
Gently squeeze and/or
massage your fingertip until
a round drop of blood of at
least one microlitre ( actual
size) forms on your fingertip.
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Applying blood and reading results pg. 22
Touch and hold the drop
of blood to the narrow
channel in the top edge of
the test strip
Blood will be drawn into the
strip. Keep holding the drop of
blood to the top edge of the
strip until the confirmation
window is full.
The meter will begin to count
down from 5 to 1. Then, your
blood glucose level appears
on the display along with the
unit of measure, and the date
and time of the test.
If the test results are
lower than, higher than,
or not what you expect,
see pages 24–25.
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Reviewing past results pg. 27
Caring for your system pg. 33
Control solution testing pg. 28
Detailed information about your system pg. 43
Index pg. 47
Understanding error and other messages pg. 37
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Before you begin
Before using this product to test your blood glucose, carefully read this booklet and the
inserts that come with the OneTouch
®
Ultra
®
Test Strips and OneTouch
®
Ultra
®
Control
Solution. Take note of warnings and cautions throughout this booklet, which are identified
with
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. Many people find it helpful to practice the test with control solution before testing
with blood for the first time. See pages 28–32 in the Control solution testing section.
Intended use
The OneTouch
®
UltraEasy™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System is intended to be used for the
quantitative measurement of glucose (sugar) in fresh capillary whole blood. The
OneTouch
®
UltraEasy
™
System is intended for use outside the body (in vitro diagnostic use)
by people with diabetes at home and by healthcare professionals in a clinical setting as an
aid to monitor the effectiveness of diabetes control. It should not be used for the diagnosis
of diabetes or for testing newborns.
Test principle
Glucose in the blood sample mixes with special chemicals in the test strip and a small
electric current is produced. The strength of this current changes with the amount of glucose
in the blood sample. Your meter measures the current, calculates your blood glucose level,
displays the result, and stores it in its memory.
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The OneTouch®UltraEasy™Blood Glucose Monitoring System
To test with the OneTouch®UltraEasy™System,
you will need the following:
a. OneTouch®UltraEasy™Meter (battery included)
b. OneTouch®Ultra®Control Solution
c. OneTouch®Lancing Device
If another type of lancing device was
included, see the separate instructions that
came with that lancing device.
d. OneTouch®AST™Clear Cap
e. OneTouch®UltraSoft®Sterile Lancets
f. Carrying Case
g. You will also need OneTouch®Ultra®Test Strips.
Some kits do not include strips.
Strips are sold separately.
Documents in your kit include this
owner’s booklet, a quick reference guide,
a control solution insert and a warranty
registration card.
If any items are missing from your kit,
call Customer Care.
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WARNING: Keep the meter and testing
supplies away from young children. Small
items such as the battery door, battery, test
strips, lancets, protective disks on the
lancets and control solution vial cap are
choking hazards.
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TEST STRIP
Edge to
apply sample
Confirmation
window
Contact bars
Insert into
test port
Getting to know your OneTouch®UltraEasy™Blood Glucose Meter and test strips
Setting up your system
FRONT
BACK Battery door
Meter battery
Up and down buttons
Turns the meter on or off
Select or change information
Test port
Insert test strip
here to turn meter
on for testing
mmol/L is the pre-set unit of measure
Display
with battery door
open
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