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Abbott FreeStyle Freedom Lite Owner's Booklet

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    No coding required blood glucose monitoring system owner’s booklet.

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    Table of contents important information about your freestyle freedom lite blood glucose monitoring system ........................2 important health-related information ..........................................................4 the freestyle freedom lite meter and freestyle lite test strip the free...

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    1 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 2 english english the freestyle freedom lite system uses a tiny sample of 0.3 μl so you can test on a variety of locations the human figure above shows the areas where you can test with the freestyle freedom lite system. Avoid moles, veins, bones and tendons. Warning: we...

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    3 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 4 english english important health-related information • low or high blood glucose readings can indicate a potentially serious medical condition. If your blood glucose reading is unusually low or high, or if you do not feel the way your reading indicates, repeat the test...

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    5 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 6 english english system check screen this screen briefly appears each time the meter is turned on so that you can make sure the display is working properly. Do not use the meter if the system check screen does not match the example here. Please call customer care. The f...

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    7 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 8 english english the freestyle freedom lite meter display battery symbol appears when you should replace your meter battery. Test result area displays test results. Message area displays date, time and number of tests. Control solution test result symbol shows that you ...

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    9 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 10 english english warning: the cap or vial contains drying agents that may be harmful if inhaled or swallowed and may cause skin or eye irritation. Important: the freestyle freedom lite meter should only be used with freestyle lite test strips. Using other test strips w...

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    11 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 12 english english control solution information freestyle control solution can be used for three months after opening the bottle or until the expiry date printed on the label, whichever comes first. Important: count forwards three months from the date you open a new bot...

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    13 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 14 english english there are three sound volume options to let you know when the test strip is full, when the reading is done, and when an error occurs: 1. Press the “c” button until the desired sound level appears. 2. Press the “m” button to move to “setting the time”....

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    15 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 16 english english 1 2 performing a control solution test insert the top of the test strip into your meter until it stops. This will power on the meter. System check screen each time the meter powers on, this screen briefly appears so that you can make sure the display ...

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    17 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 18 english english testing your blood glucose important: to ensure accurate results, wash your hands and the test site (for example, your forearm) with soap and water. Make sure there is no cream or lotion on the test site. Thoroughly dry your hands and the test site. •...

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    19 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 20 english english potential bruising it is possible you may experience bruising at the test site. If bruising does occur, you may choose to lance another test site. Obtain a blood sample select a test site. There are differences in testing on fingers versus other alter...

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    21 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 22 english english lo and hi readings important: low or high blood glucose readings can indicate a potentially serious medical condition. The freestyle freedom lite meter displays results from 20 mg/dl to 500 mg/dl (1.1 mmol/l to 27.8 mmol/l). If your test result is low...

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    23 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 24 english english test results the meter stores the last 400 test readings with time and date. You may scroll forwards through all of the readings by pressing the “c” button. The “m” button allows you to scroll backwards. The first reading you see is the most recent re...

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    25 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 26 english english meter maintenance battery your freestyle freedom lite meter comes with one preinstalled, no. 2032, 3 volt, lithium battery. The battery provides enough power for the meter to perform about 1000 tests. If your battery runs low, the battery symbol ( ) a...

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    27 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 28 english english system troubleshooting error messages error 1 possible causes • sample is too small. • problem with the freestyle lite test strip. • problem with the meter. • very low blood glucose (less than 20 mg/dl or 1.1 mmol/l). What you should do 1. If you have...

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    29 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 30 english english error 4 possible causes • problem with freestyle lite test strip. • problem with the meter. What you should do 1. Conduct a control solution test using a new test strip. If the results of the control solution test are within the range printed on the s...

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    31 www.Abbottdiabetescare.Com 32 english english freestyle freedom lite system specifications assay method coulometric electrochemical sensor automatic shutoff two minutes after last user action battery life 1000 tests calibration plasma equivalent haematocrit 15% to 65% measurement units mg/dl or m...

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