WellionVet Gluco Calea User manual

GLUCO CALEA
OWNERS GUIDE

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Dear Wellion GLUCO CALEA Owner,
Thank you for choosing the Wellion GLUCO CALEA Blood
Glucose Monitoring System that will help you monitoring
the blood sugar levels of your pet. We designed the Wellion
GLUCO CALEA Blood Glucose Monitoring System to be
accurate and easy to use.
Your new Wellion GLUCO CALEA Blood Glucose Monitoring
System is designed with convenience and accuracy in mind
to make your life easier. To ensure the test results are accurate
on every test, we created three unique code chips for the
measurement of blood sugar in a cat, a dog or a horse.
All information needed to use and maintain your new meter
is included in this manual. Please read it carefully.
The Wellion GLUCO CALEA Blood Glucose Monitoring System
is a portable battery operated meter intended for use as an
aid for persons with diabetic pets and by health care profes-
sionals to monitor glucose concentration in whole blood of
cats, dogs and horses.
If you have questions or simply want more informati-
on, please call your veterinarian or visit our website at
www.wellion.at.

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WHY A PARTICULAR BLOOD GLUCOSE METER
FOR MY CAT, DOG OR HORSE?
Animals and humans have a dierent composition of blood,
especially the distribution of the glucose in blood plasma and
whole blood is signicantly dierent. In animals the concen-
tration of glucose in plasma is much higher than in humans:
If you use a meter for human blood on a cat, dog or horse, it
may result in inaccurate readings and understimation of the
blood glucose value.
The human meter is especially calibrated on human blood
and will calculate the accurate human glucose result. But
this is not the same value as it would be for your cat, dog or
horse - to recieve an accurate value for your pet you must use
a blood glucose meter developed especially for animals.
Your Wellion GLUCO CALEA meter is calibrated especially for
the blood of cats, dogs and horses.
CAT
About 93% of the glucose
is located in plasma and
7% of the glucose in the
red blood cells
DOG
About 87,5% of the glucose
is located in plasma and
12,5% of the glucose in the
red blood cells
HUMAN
About 58% of the glucose
is located in plasma and
42% of the glucose in the
red blood cells

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Testing your pet‘s blood glucose at home will help to improve
the diabetes therapy.
Wellion GLUCO CALEA
pet meter Human meter
Human
blood glucose result N/A accurate
Cat
blood glucose result
precise
when coded for cat
can show a false,
low result
Dog
blood glucose result
precise
when coded for dog
can show a false,
low result
Horse
blood glucose result
precise
when coded for horse
can show a false,
low result
A stable diabetic cat should have a blood glucose
range of about 80-150 mg/dL (4,4-8,3 mmol/L) for
most of the day.
A stable diabetic dog should have a blood glucose
range of about 80-150 mg/dL 4,4-8,3 mmol/L) for
most of a 24 hour period.
Contact a veterinary surgeon and follow his or her
treatment advice about the target range for the horse.

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When your pet is relaxed and able to follow its routine, the
measured blood glucose results will be more accurate. Your
veterinarian can use the consistent data of the measurements
at home together with the measurments in the vet clinic to
optimize the treatment of your pet.
It is important to motivate the animals by means of positive
reinforcement like:
t Perform the blood glucose testing under calm and
relaxed conditions
t Feed a “Goodie” as a reward
t Use a lancing device that only gives a silent “click”

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR
WELLION GLUCO CALEA BLOOD GLUCOSE KIT
The Wellion GLUCO CALEA Blood Glucose Monitoring System
kit includes the following items:
Wellion GLUCO CALEA blood glucose meter
Wellion Lancing device
10 Wellion Lancets
Compact Pouch
User guide
Wellion GLUCO CALEA test strips can be purchased
seperately.

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The Wellion GLUCO CALEA meter
Display
Shows the blood
glucose test results,
memory values and
other messages.
Test Strip Port
Insert test strip to
turn on the meter.
M button (menu/mode)
Press to access the memory or the
set up mode. View average results
in memory mode. Press and enter
to set up a specic function in set
up mode.
S Button (select/set)
Press for scrolling through
stored test values and
test averages or numbers
when setting up the
meter.
Strip Ejection
button
To eject the
used strip
slide/move the
button
Light button
Press the button to
turn on the back-
light.
Battery compartment
Holds a 3-Volt lithium
battery (CR-2032).
Unique code chip
Insert the correct code
chip for your pet into the
code chip port. There are
three code chips in the
test strip package for the
measurement in a cat, a
dog or a horse.

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The Wellion GLUCO CALEA meter display
Date TimeMEM symbol
Shown while
scrolling
through
memory mode
Code symbol
Appears with
the code of the
test strips used.
Blood symbol
and Test strip
symbol
Both symbols
appear when
the meter is
ready for test
and you can
apply the blood
sample to the
test strip.
Unit of
measurement
Warning
symbol
Indicates that
the glucose
result is out of
the range of the
reference value.
Alarm Clock
Icon
Indicates that
the alarm clock
is set.
14 days
Average
Shown while
scrolling
through the
memory.
Reading
Digits show
the test result,
memory and the
averages.
Temperature Icon
Indicates that the
meter is out of the
range of operating
temperature.

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The Wellion GLUCO CALEA Blood Glucose Test
Strip
The Wellion GLUCO CALEA Test Strips are glucose specic,
biosensor-based test strips that can test glucose in capillary
whole blood of animals (cats, dogs and horses) in only a few
seconds and require a very little blood sample.
To ensure the test results are accurate on every test, we
created three unique code chips for the measurement in a
cat, a dog or a horse (Colorcoding).
This feature eliminates errors in testing caused by incorrect ca-
libration. The test result is plasma referenced for easy compari-
son to lab results. Please make sure that the control window of
the test strip is completely lled with the blood sample in order
to get an accurate and meaningful result.
Contact Points
Insert this end
into the test
strip port on the
meter.
Sampling End
Apply blood here
Control Window
The little window allows you to check if there is
enough blood sipped into the test strip.

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The Wellion GLUCO CALEA Code Chips
For the Wellion GLUCO CALEA we have
three unique code chips for the measure-
ment in a cat, a dog or a horse.
Always use the correct code chip delivered
with every test strip box to ensure your
meter provides accurate test results to
optimize the diabetes therapy of your pet.
Please note that the meter will not start
the measurement process without a code
card. If you are starting a new strip vial, you
will have to use the appropriate code chip
for the species.
IMPORTANT:
t Be sure to use only the Wellion GLUCO CALEA Blood
Glucose Test Strip with the Wellion GLUCO CALEA Blood
Glucose Meter.
t The Wellion GLUCO CALEA 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 every use.
DO NOT leave any test strips outside the bottle while not
in use.

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Coding the meter
Insert the correct code chip into the chip slot properly. The
meter will automatically turn on showing all its segments to
indicate that the meter is performing properly.
Compare the code number on the display with the
code number on the code chip and on the test strip
vial you are using. If the code is identical the meter
is ready for a correct measurement. Now insert a
Wellion GLUCO CALEA test strip to start with the measure-
ment.
PERFORMING A BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST
Take a Wellion GLUCO CALEA Test Strip out from the test strip
bottle and close the bottle immediately.
Insert the Wellion GLUCO CALEA test strip into the strip port.
A beep will indicate the correct place-
ment of the test strip and the code
number appears followed by a drop
symbol, meaning that the meter is
ready to get the blood sample.
Hold the lancing device against the
puncture site and press the release
button to create a puncture (How to
choose the best puncture site - see next
chapter).

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Approach the test strip
to the blood drop and
touch it in a slight angle.
Blood is automatically
drawn into the test strip. As soon as
enough blood has lled the conr-
mation window of the test strip, the
meter will beep.
The meter counts down and after
5 seconds your glucose testing result
will appear on the meter display
screen.
The meter will shut o automatically
after 3 minutes, if no further tests are
performed.
You can push the eject button to
remove the test strip. Discard the used
test strip into proper wastebasket.
Remove the used lancet from your lancing device. You can
use the lancet ejector to prevent needlestick injuries. Push
the lancet ejector forward with the thumb and simultane-
ously pull out the sliding barrel to dispose of the used lancet.
Dispose the lancet in a suitable waste container.
IMPORTANT:
t Check the expiration date printed on the test strip bottle
and its package. Do not use expired test strips.

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t Use each test strip immediately after removing it from the
bottle.
t Do not use wet or damaged test strips.
t Keep away from direct sunlight and heat. Store the test strip
bottle in a dry, cool place.
How to choose the best puncture site
Consult your veterinary doctor to get recommendations for
the best sampling method and information on preferred
puncture site.
To obtain a capillary blood sample you can choose the fol-
lowing sites:
t The ear (marginal ear vein) – all species
t Paw (cats and dogs)
t Leg callus (dogs)
t Inner or outer lip (dogs)
Sometimes it can be dicult to get a blood sample. Here are
some recommendations how to improve the procedure:
t Warming the puncture site by means of a warm cloth
t Gently rubbing of the puncture site
t Identify the marginal ear vein by using a light shining
through the skin of the ear

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You can use a fat cream like petroleum jelly on the puncture
site to make it easier to form a blood drop and to avoid
that the blood spills into the hair. Sometimes it is useful to
puncture twice very nearby to form one blood drop out of
the punctures.
It is important to motivate the animals by means of positive
reinforcement like:
t Perform the blood glucose testing under calm and
relaxed conditions
t Feed a “Goodie” as a reward
t Use a lancing device that only gives a silent “click”

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VIEWING THE METER MEMORY
Press the M button once to turn on the Wellion
GLUCO CALEA meter. Date and time will appear rst.
By pressing the S button the meter will show “7-day-average”,
“14-day-average”, and “30-day-average” and then continue
with the most recent test result. If it has 14-day average result,
it will show under the screen at the same time.
Continue pressing the S button to scroll through the stored
test results. „000“ will appear at the end of the memory or if
there are no test results in the memory.
If the memory already has 300 test results, adding a new test
result will cause the oldest one to be deleted.
When there are no daily average data available, the display
screen will show no average
value.

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SETTING YOUR WELLION GLUCO CALEA METER
Changing the Battery
Remove the battery cover and insert new battery ac-
cording to the direction found on inside the battery
compartment. Slide the battery cover back into place.
Current date and time information will be memorized by the
meter for approximately 1 minute. If the batteries are inserted
after 1 minute, meter may prompt to verify the current date
and time.
The stored results and settings will not be erased when the
batteries are being changed.
Setting the clock
Press and hold the M (menu/mode) button to enter date and
time setting. The time format (12h/24h) will ash. Press the S
button to select the correct time format. Press the M button
to conrm your choice and advance to set the year.
Press the S button to select the correct year. Press the M
button to conrm your setting and continue to set the month.
Repeat this procedure to set one after another time format,
year, month, day, hour and minute.
Press the M button to continue with the alarm setting.

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Setting the alarm
Press the M button to set Alarm No 1. Press the S button to
change the hour, to conrm your setting press the M button.
Then press the S button to change the minutes, to conrm
your choice press the M button.
To move on to set Alarm No 2 press again the M button.
Repeat this procedure to set all 4 available alarms individu-
ally.
Setting the hypo- / hyper-warning
To change the level for the hyper-warning press the S button
until you reached the desired warning level for a hypergly-
caemia. Press M button to conrm your choice and move on
to the setting for hypo-warning.
To change the level for the hypo-warning press the S button
until you reached the desired warning level for a hypogly-
caemia. Press M button to conrm your choice and nish the
settings on the meter. The meter will turn o automatically.

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CARE OF THE METER
Taking care for your Wellion GLUCO CALEA Meter is easy.
Follow these simple guidelines to keep your meter working
properly.
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warranty. If there are technical problems or questions, call
our authorized dealer for assistance.

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