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Abbott Optimum Xceed User Manual

Summary of Optimum Xceed

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    User’s guide blood glucose monitoring system distributed by: abbott laboratories ltd. Abbott diabetes care abbott house, vanwall business park vanwall road maidenhead berkshire sl6 4ud uk helpline: 0500 467 466 email: customerservices@abbottdiabetescare.Co.Uk url: www.Abbottdiabetescare.Co.Uk abbott...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents welcome 1 1 important things to know about your optium xceed blood glucose and blood β-ketone monitoring system 3 intended use 3 how your optium xceed blood glucose and blood β-ketone monitoring system works 4 optium xceed kit contents 4 getting to know your meter’s features 5 2 se...

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    6 doing a control solution test 36 why do a control solution test? 36 when is doing a control solution test recommended? 36 important information about control solution testing 36 what you will need 37 how to do control solution testing 37 understanding your result 41 7 reviewing & using your result...

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    Call customer service in the uk on 0500 467 466, or in ireland on 1800 776633 with any questions you may have about the optium xceed blood glucose and blood β-ketone monitoring system. If you cannot reach customer service, contact your healthcare professional. Outside the uk and ireland, please cont...

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    How your optium xceed blood glucose and blood β-ketone monitoring system works when you insert a test strip into your meter, the apply sample message shows on your meter’s display window. When a blood sample or control solution sample is applied to the test strip, the glucose or β-ketone reacts with...

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    6 5 strip port this is where you insert: • a blood glucose test strip • a blood β-ketone test strip • a glucose calibrator • a ketone calibrator • data cable (not included) for uploading results to a computer mode button use this button to: • turn meter on and off • access meter setup options • acce...

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    Chapter 2 set date format in "set date format", you choose how the month and day show on the meter’s display window. Measurement units blood glucose measurement units are factory-set in mg/dl or mmol/l. Blood β-ketone measurement units are in mmol/l only. Setting up your optium xceed meter buttons t...

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    9 1 to turn your meter on, press and hold the button. The beeper on message shows on the display window. The musical notes flash on and off, and the meter beeps. 2 to change the beeper setting, press and release the button or the button once. 3 press and release the button to save the beeper setting...

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    11 choice #1 choice #2 month: the month flashes on and off. 1 press and release the button to move the month forward. 2 if you go past the correct month, press and release the button to move the month back. 3 press and release the button to save the month and to move to set day. Day: the day flashes...

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    13 blood glucose measurement units consult your healthcare professional if you have any questions about the blood glucose measurement units. This screen shows the blood glucose measurement units (mg/dl or mmol/l). Press and release the button to return to set beeper. Press and hold the button to tur...

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    Calibr ating your met er important: use only the calibrator that is packaged in the box of test strips you are using. Do not use test strips that have expired. Check the expiry date on the test strip foil packet and test strip box. If only the year and month are shown, the expiry date is the last da...

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    17 how to recall the lot number 1 to recall the glucose lot number, press and hold the button. While holding the button, press and hold the button. The display check shows on the display window, then the glucose lot number shows with the time, month, and day of the most recent glucose calibration. 2...

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    Monit oring blo od gluc ose 19 20 how to monitor your blood glucose getting started 1 prepare your lancing device. 2 wash your hands using warm soapy water and dry them completely. 3 remove the test strip from its foil packet. Note: for pictures that show how to open the blood glucose test strip foi...

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    21 22 obtaining a blood drop use your lancing device to obtain a blood drop. Recommendations for obtaining a blood drop • to obtain a sample from an alternative site (forearm, upper arm, or base of the thumb), use an appropriate alternative site lancing device. • before you obtain a blood sample fro...

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    23 24 correct ✔ important: if the countdown does not start: what it means: you might not have applied enough blood to the test strip. What to do: • discard the test strip, turn off your meter, and try again with a new test strip. 3 at the end of the countdown: • if the beeper is on, listen for the b...

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    25 26 result 16.7 mmol/l or higher when your blood glucose result is 16.7 mmol/l (300 mg/dl) or higher, ketones? Flashes on and off on the display window. What to do: if you check your ketones as part of your diabetes management programme, it is recommended that you check your blood β-ketone. "hi" r...

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    Chapter 5 monit oring blo od β-k et one 28 monit oring blo od β-k et one 27 monitoring your blood β-ketone it is important to check your ketones when: • you have an illness. • your blood glucose is higher than 16.7 mmol/l (300 mg/dl). • you are experiencing unusual blood glucose results. • you and y...

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    29 30 how to monitor your blood β-ketone getting started 1 prepare your lancing device. ▼ • time, month, and day (if set) if date and time are not set, dashes will show instead of numbers. • lot number (code) for the box of blood β-ketone test strips you are using. • ketone and apply sample message,...

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    32 31 recommendations for obtaining a blood drop • before you obtain a blood sample from the fingertip, make sure the sample site is clean, dry, and warm. To warm the sample site, wash it in warm water or rub the skin vigorously for a few seconds. • hang your arm down before pricking your fingertip ...

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    34 shutting off your meter 1 removing the test strip from the strip port turns off the meter. You can use the opened foil packet to remove and discard your used test strip. 2 discard the test strip properly. Note: you may also turn the meter off by pressing and holding the button. If you do not turn...

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    " e-4" result what it means: there may be a problem with the test strip. What to do: monitor your blood β-ketone again with a new test strip. If e-4 shows on the display window again, contact your healthcare professional immediately. Important: it is recommended that you repeat the blood β-ketone te...

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    37 contr ol s olution testing 38 3 insert the three black lines at the end of the test strip into the strip port. 4 push the test strip in until it stops. The meter turns on automatically. These items show on the display window, one after the other: • display check – remember to make sure that all i...

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    39 5 to mark the test as a control test, press and release the button once. Shows on the display window. Important: if you do not mark the test as a control test, it will be saved in your meter’s memory as one of your personal blood glucose or blood β-ketone results. This could affect your blood glu...

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    41 shutting off your meter 1 removing the test strip from the strip port turns off the meter. You can use the opened foil packet to remove and discard your used test strip. 2 discard the test strip properly. Note: you may also turn the meter off by pressing and holding the button. If you do not turn...

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    43 44 reviewing results how to see results in memory 1 begin with your meter turned off. Make sure there is nothing in the strip port. 2 press and release the button. • the display check shows on the display window. • then your most recent result shows with its units on the meter’s display window, a...

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    46 45 how to see averages important: • results that show as lo during blood glucose monitoring are included as 1.1 mmol/l (20 mg/dl) in blood glucose averages. • results that show as hi during blood glucose monitoring are included as 27.8 mmol/l (500 mg/dl) in blood glucose averages. ▼ 1 while in me...

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    Err or messages chapter 8 understanding & troubleshooting error messages there are times when error messages may show on your meter’s display window. In the next few pages, we describe the error messages that may show on your meter’s display window, what they mean, and what you need to do. Temperatu...

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    Blood applied to test strip too soon. Calibration/test strip error. Test strip error. Test strip is damaged, used, or the meter does not recognize it. • review the monitoring instructions. • monitor again with a new test strip. • if the error message appears again, contact customer service. • repeat...

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    Chapter 9 sp eci fic ations & limitations sp ecific ations & limitations your meter’s specifications & limitations 52 51 questions? Call customer support: uk: 0500 467 466 ireland: 1800 776633 size length 7.47 cm width top 5.33 cm bottom 4.32 cm thickness 1.63 cm weight 40 - 46 grams power source on...

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    Chapter 10 53 54 caring for your meter ▼ important information about using blood samples from the forearm, upper arm, or base of the thumb: • contact your healthcare professional before you begin using any one of these alternative sites to test your blood glucose. • sampling from any one of these al...

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    56 55 how to replace your meter’s battery 5 place the notches on the battery cover into the appropriate moulded areas. 6 gently push the battery cover in and down until you hear a click. 7 press and hold the button to turn your meter on. If your meter does not turn on, review the battery installatio...

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    58 refer enc es chapter 11 57 supp or t & gu ar ant ee questions? Call customer support: uk: 0500 467 466 ireland: 1800 776633 references 1. Schade ds, eaton rp. Metabolic and clinical significance of ketosis. Special topics in endocrinology and metabolism 1982; 4:1–27. 2. Wiggam mi, o’kane mj, harp...

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    59 60 appendix glossary of symbols there are special symbols that are associated with your optium xceed blood glucose and blood β-ketone monitoring system: this way up represents the limitations of temperature for storage. Lot number expiry date ce mark applies to the medical device directive 93/42/...

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