Alternative Site Testing (Ast) - Palm - Bayer HealthCare CONTOUR NEXT LINK User Manual

Testing With AutoLog On
AUTOLOG
Fasting
OK
Before Meal
After Meal
No Mark
NOTE:
• Your test result does not display until you make an
AutoLog selection.
• If your result is above or below your High or Low
Alert settings, you will see your result without pushing
a button.
The Fasting marker can be used when testing
Fasting
blood sugar levels after going without food
and sugared drink for 8 hours.
The Before Meal marker can be used when
Before Meal
testing blood sugar levels within 1 hour
before a meal.
The After Meal marker can be used when
After Meal
testing blood sugar levels within 2 hours after
a meal.
You can select No Mark if you are testing
No Mark
at times other than before or after a meal or
fasting.
If you make your AutoLog selection very quickly, you may see
the remainder of the testing countdown.
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After you apply blood to the
test strip, use the M to select
Fasting, Before Meal, After
Meal, or No Mark, and then
press OK. (Scroll down to see
No Mark.)
Your test result appears as
a large number and then
changes to the usual test
result screen.
YOUR RESULTS
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mmol
L
Send
Don't Send
Before Meal
Options, you will not have the option to send the result to your
pump. If Ask Me was selected in Send Options, you can choose
to send your result to your pump after each blood sugar test.
Press Send or Don't Send. If Send is chosen, press OK on the
Send confirmation screen.
Leave the test strip in the meter to set a reminder for your next
test (see page 31) or add a note (see page 34).
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mmol
Reminder
L
Notes
After Meal
If you are done, remove the test strip. To turn off the meter,
press and hold the top Menu button. Or, after 3 minutes of
inactivity, the meter turns off automatically.
CAUTION: Always check the display on your pump to
ensure that the glucose result shown agrees with the
glucose result shown on the meter.
Alternative Site Testing (AST) — Palm
WARNING
• Ask your health care professional if Alternative Site
Testing is right for you.
• Do not calibrate your continuous glucose monitoring
device from an AST result.
• Do not calculate a bolus based on an AST result.
IMPORTANT: For Alternative Site Testing, use the clear endcap
on your lancing device. Your C
ONTOUR
be used for fingertip or palm testing. See the M
insert for complete instructions in Alternative Site Testing.
If Always was selected in
Send Options during Setup,
your result is automatically
sent to your pump. If Never
was selected in Send
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