OneTouch UltraEasy User Manual

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Page 1 Blood Glucose Monitoring System USER GUIDE AW 06629402C Rev. date: 07/2012...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Call OneTouch® Customer Care UK 0800 121200 Ireland 1800 535676 Visit us at www.LifeScan.co.uk If you cannot reach OneTouch® Customer Care, contact your healthcare professional for advice. LifeScan Europe Division of Cilag GmbH Distributed by LifeScan UK, a Division of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, International Johnson &...
Page 3 Before you begin Before using this product to test your blood glucose, carefully read this User Guide and the inserts that come with the OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips and OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution. Take note of warnings and cautions throughout this User Guide, which are identified with .
Page 4: Getting To Know Your System
 Getting to know your system The OneTouch® UltraEasy® Blood Glucose Monitoring System Included with your kit: a. OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter (battery included) b. Lancing Device c. Sterile Lancet(s) d. Carrying Case If any of these items are missing from your kit, call OneTouch®...
Page 5 Getting to know your system Test port Display Up and down buttons mmol/L is the pre- Insert test strip here to set unit of measure Turns the meter on or off turn meter on for testing Select or change information METER Contact bars Edge to...
Page 6 • Your meter will turn off by itself if left alone for two minutes. meter. Call OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) • Before or after completing a test, remove the test strip.
Page 7: Setting The Time And Date, And Coding Your Meter
Setting the time and date Your OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter comes with the time, date and unit of measurement pre-set. Before using your meter for the first time or if you change the meter battery, you should check and update the time and date. Make sure you complete steps 1 to 6 below to ensure your desired settings are saved.
Page 8  Set the minutes Press ▲ or ▼ to change the minutes. When you have the correct minutes on the display, wait five seconds to move to the next setting. The year (last two digits only), month and day appear on the display and the year flashes. ...
Page 9 (20–25°C) as you can.  CAUTION: If you cannot test due to a problem with your testing supplies, contact your healthcare professional or OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland). Failure to test could delay treatment decisions and lead to a serious medical condition.
Page 10  CAUTION: OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips are for single use only. Never re-use a test strip that had either blood or control solution applied to it. After the start-up test screen appears, the meter will display the code from your last test.
Page 11: Testing Your Blood Glucose
Testing your blood glucose  Getting a blood sample Overview of the Lancing Device Clear Cap* (for alternate site sampling) Cocking control Release button Depth indicator Protective disk Blue (or black) cap* (for fingertip sampling) Sterile lancet Lancet point *The blue (or black) cap and clear cap are also used for depth adjustment NOTE: If you do not have a lancing device, please refer to the instructions that came with your lancing device.
Page 12 Preparing your sample site Before you test your blood glucose, wash your hands and forearm (if applicable) thoroughly with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry. Lancing and sampling from your fingertip  Remove the blue (or black) cap by snapping it off ...
Page 13 Choosing the right sampling site at the right time The OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter allows you to sample blood from your fingertip, forearm or palm. Forearm and palm sampling is also referred to as “Alternate Site Testing” (AST). At times, results obtained at the forearm or palm may be different from a fingertip measurement. Talk to your healthcare professional before you begin using your forearm or palm for sampling.
Page 14 Forearm sampling Choose a fleshy area of the forearm away from bone, visible veins and hair. Sometimes there is less blood flow to the forearm than to the fingertips. To help you get a large enough drop of blood, you may gently massage or apply warmth to the site to increase blood flow.
Page 15 When sampling blood from your forearm or palm, make sure the drop of blood is large enough ( approximate size) before you release pressure and remove the lancing device.  Remove the lancing device Carefully lift the lancing device away from your skin. Do Not smear the blood sample. NOTE: •...
Page 16  Apply the sample Line up the test strip with the blood drop so that the narrow channel on the edge of the test strip is almost touching the edge of the blood drop. Narrow Channel Gently touch the channel to the edge of the blood drop. Be careful not to push the test strip against your fingertip or the test strip may not fill completely.
Page 17  WARNING: If mmol/L does not appear with the test result, call OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland). Use of the wrong unit of measurement may cause you to misinterpret your blood glucose level, and may lead to incorrect treatment.
Page 18  CAUTION: Dehydration and low glucose results Severe dehydration resulting from excessive water loss may cause false low results. If you think you are suffering from severe dehydration, contact your healthcare professional immediately.  CAUTION: Low glucose results If your test result is lower than 3.9 mmol/L or is shown as LO, it may mean hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose). This may require immediate treatment according to your healthcare professional’s recommendations.
Page 19: Reviewing Past Results
 Reviewing past results Reviewing past results The meter stores a maximum of 500 blood glucose test results. When the meter memory is full, the oldest result is dropped as the newest is added. Results are stored automatically when you test, along with the time, date and unit of measurement. You can review the results stored in the meter memory, starting with the most recent.
Page 20  Get ready to transfer readings Connect the OneTouch® Interface Cable to the COM or USB port on your computer. Make sure the meter is turned off. If you insert the cable while the meter is already on, the meter will not respond to computer commands. Then connect the other end of the OneTouch®...
Page 21: Control Solution Testing
 Control solution testing When to test with control solution OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution contains a known amount of glucose and is used to check that the meter and the test strips are working properly. Do a control solution test: •...
Page 22 • use of a test strip or control solution past its discard date, or • a problem with the meter.  CAUTION: The control solution range printed on the test strip vial is for OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution only. It is not a recommended range for your blood glucose level.
Page 23: Caring For Your System
Replacing the battery Your OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter uses one 3.0 Volt CR 2032 lithium battery (or equivalent). Replacement batteries can be found in most stores where batteries are sold. Your meter comes with the battery already installed. A battery icon appears in the far right- hand side of the meter display to indicate low battery.
Page 24 If the meter does not power on after you have replaced the battery, check that the battery is correctly installed with the “+” side up. If the meter still does not power on, call OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland).
Page 25  CAUTION: Do Not use your test strips if your vial is damaged or left open to air. This could lead to error messages or tests that read higher than the actual value. Call OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland) immediately if the test strip vial is damaged.
Page 26 Cleaning your meter To clean your meter, wipe the outside with a soft cloth dampened with water and mild detergent. Do Not use alcohol or another solvent to clean your meter. Do Not get any liquids, dirt, dust, blood, or control solution inside the meter through the test port or the data port. Never spray cleaning solution on the meter or immerse it in any liquid.
Page 27: Error Messages And Details About Your System
Understanding error and other messages The OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter displays messages when there are problems with the test strip, with the meter, or when your blood glucose levels are higher than 33.3 mmol/L or lower than 1.1 mmol/L. Messages do not appear in all cases when a problem has occurred.
Page 28 You can still perform a blood glucose test first time use of the meter. and get an accurate test result. Contact OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) Your meter was unable to recall this or 1800 535676 (Ireland) to report this result.
Page 29 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland). If this error message appears again, contact There may be a problem with the meter. OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK) or 1800 535676 (Ireland). The meter has detected a problem with Repeat the test with a new test strip.
Page 30 Meter results can be affected by factors and conditions that do not affect laboratory results in the same way. Your OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter glucose value is considered accurate when it is within ±20% of the laboratory measurement. There are some specific situations that could cause a difference of more than ±20%:...
Page 31 Symbols  Cautions and Warnings: Refer to safety-related notes in the User Guide and inserts that came with your meter and testing supplies. Direct current Low battery Serial Number Lot number In vitro diagnostic medical device Expiration date Sterilized by irradiation Storage temperature limits Consult instructions for use Contains sufficient for <n>...
Page 32 U.S. patents: 7,250,105, 6,413,410, 6,733,655, 7,468,125. Purchase of this device does not act to grant a use license under these patents. Such a license is granted only when the device is used with OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips.