Table Of Contents - Accu-Chek Performa Owner's Booklet

Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Your New System ..........................................................................................7
The Accu-Chek Performa Meter ....................................................................................................................... 7
Coding Your Meter ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Adjusting the Time and Date - First Time Use ...............................................................................................11
Using the Accu-Chek Performa System .........................................................................................................13
Chapter 2: Testing Your Blood Glucose .................................................................................................15
Performing a Blood Glucose Test ...................................................................................................................15
Flagging Test Results ...................................................................................................................................19
Alternative Site Testing (AST) .........................................................................................................................20
Unusual Test Results .....................................................................................................................................24
Symptoms of High or Low Blood Glucose ......................................................................................................25
Chapter 3: Meter Memory, Setup, and Downloading ............................................................................27
Memory .........................................................................................................................................................27
Viewing Test Results ......................................................................................................................................29
Meter Setup ...................................................................................................................................................30
Setting the Time and Date .............................................................................................................................31
Setting the Beeper On/Off ..............................................................................................................................34
Setting Test Reminders ................................................................................................................................37
Setting the Hypoglycemic (Hypo) Alert ...........................................................................................................41
Downloading Your Results to a Computer or PDA ..........................................................................................44
Chapter 4: Control Testing ......................................................................................................................47
Why Perform Control Tests ............................................................................................................................47
About the Control Solutions ...........................................................................................................................48
Performing a Control Test ..............................................................................................................................49
Understanding Out-of-Range Control Test Results .........................................................................................53
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