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Specific
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Caring
for
Your
Monitor
Caring For
Your Monitor
Important Information about Using Blood
Samples from the Forearm, Upper Arm, or Base
of the Thumb:
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Contact your healthcare professional before you
begin using any one of these alternative sites to test
your blood glucose.
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Sampling from any one of these alternative sites may
cause minor bruising and may leave marks that go
away in a short time.
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There may be times when alternative site results are
different from fingertip results. This happens when
blood glucose levels change rapidly (for example,
after you eat a meal, after you take insulin, or during
or after exercise).
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Use alternative sites to monitor your blood glucose
before, or more than two hours after, you eat a meal,
take insulin, or exercise.
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Do not use blood samples from alternative sites
when:
1. You think your blood glucose is low or is
changing rapidly,
2. You have been diagnosed with hypoglycaemic
unawareness,
3. The results from alternative sites do not match
the way you feel,
4. It is within two hours of eating a meal, taking
insulin, or exercising, or
5. You monitor your blood β-Ketone.
Cleaning Your Monitor
Store your monitor in its carrying case.
If the surface of your monitor gets dirty, you may clean it.
Use a damp cloth and mild soap.
Healthcare professionals: Acceptable cleaning solutions
include 10% Bleach, 70% Alcohol, or 10% Ammonia.
IMPORTANT:
Do not try to clean the strip port.
Do not pour liquid into the strip port or buttons.
Do not place your monitor in water or any other bath.
Replacing Your Monitor’s Battery
When your monitor needs its batteries replaced,
the display window shows one of two
things:
This means the battery is low. You may
still use your monitor and the results will
be accurate. However, the backlight is
not useable. It is recommended that you
replace the battery at this time.
This means the battery must be
replaced. The monitor is not useable.
The monitor turns off automatically.
IMPORTANT:
Do not remove the old battery until
you have a new battery to install. It may
be necessary to reset the time and date
once you install a new battery.
Questions? Call
Customer Support:
1-888-519-6890
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