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OneTouch Vita User Manual

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Blood Glucose Monitoring System
USER GUIDE
Replaces User's Handbook
AW 06607902A
Rev. date: 05/2009

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  • Page 1 Blood Glucose Monitoring System USER GUIDE Replaces User’s Handbook AW 06607902A Rev. date: 05/2009...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents:  Setting up your system  Testing your blood glucose  Attaching meal flags and fasting flags to your test results  Reviewing past results and averages  Control solution testing  Care and maintenance  Troubleshooting and detailed information about your system...
  • Page 3 Such a licence is granted only when the device is used with Lot Number OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips. No test strip supplier other Manufacturer than LifeScan is authorised to grant such a licence. The...
  • Page 4 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® Vita™ Test Strips and OneTouch® Vita™ Control Solution. Intended use The OneTouch® Vita™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System is intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of glucose (sugar) in fresh capillary whole blood.
  • Page 5 The OneTouch® Vita™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System INCLUDED WITH YOUR KIT: Carrying Case OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips Sterile Lancet OneTouch® Vita™ Meter If the lancing device shown here is not (battery included) included with your kit, see the user Lancing Device instructions for that lancing device.

  • Page 6: Setting Up Your System

     Setting up your system The OneTouch® Vita™ Blood Glucose Meter and test strips METER TEST STRIP Test strip port Insert test strip here to turn meter on Edge to apply sample Display Confirmation window mmol/L is the pre-set unit...
  • Page 7 Setting the meter language, date and time Before using your meter for the first time, you should check these settings. When using the meter for the first time, you will automatically start at the LANGUAGE screen, then the SETTINGS screen. ...
  • Page 8  Set the date DATE AND TIME The date and time formats have been pre-set. You cannot change these settings. DATE: 11 / OCT / 2008 In the DATE AND TIME screen, press to change the year and press . Repeat these steps to set the month and day.
  • Page 9 Checking the meter serial number You can check your meter serial number at any time.  Go to the SERIAL NUMBER screen From the MAIN MENU, press to highlight SETTINGS and press Then press to select SERIAL NUMBER and press SETTINGS METER SETTINGS FLAGS...

  • Page 10: Testing Your Blood Glucose

    • Use only OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips. • Unlike some blood glucose meters, no separate step to code your OneTouch® Vita™ system is required. • Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same temperature before you test.
  • Page 11 Always keep your meter and lancing device clean (see Caring for your  CAUTION: To reduce the chance of infection: system in Section 6.) • Never share a lancet or a lancing device with anyone. • Always use a new, sterile lancet each time you test. Getting a blood sample from the fingertip Before testing, wash your hands thoroughly with warm, soapy water.
  • Page 12  Insert a test strip to turn the meter on Contact bars Insert a test strip into the test strip port as shown, with the contact bars facing you. APPLY SAMPLE Test strip port When the APPLY SAMPLE screen appears on the display, you can apply your blood sample.
  • Page 13 Applying blood and reading results  Prepare to apply the sample Keeping your finger extended and steady, move the meter and test strip toward the blood drop. Fingertip Do not apply blood on the top of the test strip. Do not hold the meter and test strip underneath the blood drop. This may cause blood to run into the test strip port and damage the meter.
  • Page 14  Wait for the confirmation window to fill completely The blood drop will be drawn into the narrow channel and the confirmation window should fill completely. When the confirmation window is full, this means you have applied enough blood. Now you can move the test strip away from the blood drop and wait for the meter to Confirmation count down from 5 to 1.
  • Page 15 Testing with a forearm or palm sample The OneTouch® Vita™ Meter lets you obtain a blood sample from your  CAUTION: Talk to your healthcare professional forearm or palm. Getting a drop of blood from these “alternate sites” may be before using your forearm or palm for testing.

  • Page 16: Getting A Blood Sample

     CAUTION: Do not test on your forearm or palm when: • You think your blood glucose is rapidly falling, such as within two hours of exercise or a rapid-acting insulin injection or insulin pump bolus. Testing with a fingertip sample may identify hypoglycaemia or an insulin reaction sooner than testing with a forearm or palm sample.
  • Page 17  Lance your forearm or palm • Firmly press and hold the lancing device against the sample site. • Looking through the clear cap, you should see the sample site change colour as blood collects under the skin. This lets you know that there is adequate blood to obtain a sufficient sample for testing.

  • Page 18: Attaching Meal Flags And Fasting Flags To Your Test Results

     Attaching meal flags and fasting flags to your test results Turning the flags feature off Your meter allows you to attach a before-meal, after-meal, or fasting flag to your blood glucose results. A before-meal blood glucose test is taken just before the start of meal. An after-meal blood glucose test is typically taken one to two hours after the start of your meal.
  • Page 19 Using the flags feature  Adding a meal flag or fasting flag 11/OCT/08 09:30 To add any flag, the meal flag feature must be turned on. When a glucose test result is displayed, the up/down arrows at the bottom left corner of the screen mmol/L will flash.

  • Page 20: Reviewing Past Results And Averages

     Reviewing past results and averages Reviewing past results and averages If your meter is off, press and hold until the meter turns on. If you have just completed a test, press to get to the MAIN MENU. From the MAIN MENU, choose: MAIN MENU LAST RESULT •...
  • Page 21 Averages AVERAGES The meter will display three types of averages: ALL RESULTS AVG • ALL RESULTS AVG to view all test results MEAL AVGS • MEAL AVGS to view before- and after-meal results FASTING AVG • FASTING AVG to view fasting results MENU All results average If the meal flags feature is off, selecting AVERAGES from the MAIN MENU will lead directly to the ALL RESULTS AVG screen.

  • Page 22: Control Solution Testing

     Control solution testing When to test with control solution OneTouch® Vita™ Control Solution is used to practice the test and to check that the meter and test strips are working properly. (Control solution is available separately.)  CAUTION: • Do not swallow control solution; it is not for human consumption.
  • Page 23 Contact Customer Care on 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland). • The control solution range printed on the test strip vial is for OneTouch® Vita™ Control Solution only. It is not a recommended range for your blood glucose level.

  • Page 24: Care And Maintenance

     Care and maintenance Changing the battery Your OneTouch® Vita™ Meter uses one 3.0 Volt CR 2032 lithium battery (or equivalent). Meter battery See Troubleshooting in Section 7, for information on when to change the meter battery.  WARNING: To avoid a possible shock, Do not change the battery while the meter is connected to a computer.
  • Page 25 Do not refrigerate. Keep all items away from direct sunlight and heat. OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips With clean, dry hands, you may touch the test strip anywhere on its surface. Do not bend, cut, or modify the test strips in any way.

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting And Detailed Information About Your System

    Troubleshooting The OneTouch® Vita™ 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. Improper use may cause an inaccurate result without producing an error message.
  • Page 27 Message What it means What to do Your control solution test result is above Test again with control solution and WARNING 33.3 mmol/L. a new test strip. If the result is HIGH GLUCOSE again, do not use the meter. HIGH GLUCOSE Contact Customer Care on 0800 121 200 ABOVE 33.3 mmol/L (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland).

  • Page 28: Low Battery

    Message What it means What to do Error message could be caused either by a Repeat the test with a new test strip; see WARNING used/damaged test strip or a problem with Applying blood and reading results in Section 2 ERROR 2 the meter.
  • Page 29 Message What it means What to do Meter battery does not have enough power to Replace meter battery; see Changing the battery WARNING perform a test. in Section 6. LOW BATTERY REPLACE BATTERY NOW! SEE USER’S HANDBOOK No result in memory, such as the first time use You can still perform a blood glucose test and get of the meter, or your meter was unable to recall an accurate result.
  • Page 30 4.2 mmol/L, and within 20% of a laboratory method when the glucose concentration is 4.2 mmol/L or higher. Samples from 100 diabetic patients at 1 clinical center were tested using both the OneTouch® Vita™ System and the YSI Model 2300 Glucose Analyser (laboratory test).
  • Page 31 Within ±0.83 mmol/L or ±20% Percent (and number) of meter results that match the laboratory test 98.0% (588/600) Therefore, 98% of the total results obtained with the OneTouch® Vita™ System achieved the goal suggested by the diabetes experts. Regression Statistics...
  • Page 32 IEC 61000-4-3. Degree of protection rating: IP31 Guarantee LifeScan guarantees that the OneTouch® Vita™ Meter will be free of defects in material and workmanship for three years, valid from the date of purchase. The guarantee extends only to the original purchaser and is not transferable.

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