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® Blood Glucose Monitoring System USER GUIDE...
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Intended Use Important Safety Information The C ® EZ blood glucose monitoring system • Read your C ® EZ user guide, the ONTOUR ONTOUR is an over the counter (OTC) device utilized for self-testing ® 2 lancing device insert and all instructional ICROLET by persons with diabetes at home for the quantitative materials provided in your meter kit before testing.
® Table of Contents Your C EZ Meter ONTOUR Your Meter Overview ............iii Your Meter Features ............4 Display Important Safety Information ..........5 Up/Down Scroll Buttons Memory Button Getting Ready to Test............8 (On/Off, Memory Getting the Blood Drop ........... 10 Recall, Enter) Testing Your Blood ............
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Your Meter Display Icon What it Means The picture below shows all the symbols that appear Top area on the display presenting date and time. on your meter display. To view, with the meter off, press and hold ▲ or ▼. All display segments will appear Pre-meal result marker.
Thank you for choosing the C ® Check your display to ensure that results are being ONTOUR blood glucose monitoring system! We are proud to displayed in mg/dL. If they are not, contact Bayer be your partner in helping you manage Diabetes Care Customer Service at 1-800-348-8100 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
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Important Safety Information • Have all the materials you will need ready • Let the meter and test strips adjust to the before you begin testing. This includes your temperature where you are testing. Whenever the ® ® meter is moved from one location to another, allow EZ meter, the C test ONTOUR...
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3. Insert the lancet firmly into The following steps are shown in the proper order the lancing device until it for performing a blood glucose test, pages 8 - 14. comes to a full stop. This Preparing the Test Strip will re-set the device.
Getting the Blood Drop and Testing WARNING • The meter and lancing device are for single 1. Press the endcap firmly patient use. Do not share them with anyone against the fingertip including other family members! Do not use and press the blue on multiple patients! release button with •...
Test Results Expected Values 5. After a beep, you will see the meter count down 5 seconds Blood glucose values will vary depending on food intake, medication dosages, health, stress, or activity. and your blood test result is Non diabetic plasma glucose concentrations are displayed and automatically stored in the meter memory.
Removing the Used Lancet Cleaning and Disinfection Your C ® EZ system should be cleaned and 1. In one hand, hold the ONTOUR disinfected once a week. Use only Clorox ® Germicidal lancing device with Wipes containing 0.55% sodium hypochlorite (bleach), your thumb on the grip which has been proven to be safe to use with the indent.
Disinfecting Your Meter Supplies Needed for Disinfecting: • Clorox ® Germicidal Wipes are available for purchase online at http://www.officedepot.com or • Clorox ® Germicidal Wipes containing 0.55% sodium http://www.amazon.com or for more information hypochlorite (bleach) call Bayer Diabetes Care Customer Service at •...
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Cleaning Your Lancing Device Supplies Needed for Cleaning: 3. Using a new Clorox ® ® • Clorox Germicidal Wipes containing 0.55% sodium Germicidal Wipe, hypochlorite (bleach) carefully wipe all external • Paper towels and internal surfaces of ® the endcap until wet. 1.
Control Solution Testing ® Use only Bayer’s C control solutions ONTOUR ® 3. Hold the test strip with the (Level 1 and Level 2) with your C ONTOUR blood glucose monitoring system. gray square end facing up. Using anything other than C control ONTOUR 4.
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9. Compare your control test result 7. Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop to the ranges provided on the test of control solution. The solution is pulled into the test strip bottle or carton. strip through the tip. 8.
Setting the Time, Date and Sound If you selected a 12 hour time setting, the AM or PM Your C ® EZ meter allows you to set the ONTOUR will now flash. Press ▲ or ▼ date, time, and sound as you like them. to select AM or PM.
Setting the Sound Set-up for Basic (L-1) and Advanced (L-2) Modes The flashing bell symbol will now appear on the display ® Your new C EZ meter is pre-set for the ONTOUR along with the word Basic Mode and offers the same easy test procedure in either the Basic or Advanced Mode.
Personalizing LO, HI and Post-Meal Test Reminder Set-up Reminder Settings To change the reminder time for post-meal testing, If you selected Advanced press ▲ or ▼ to display the Mode (L-2 on your display) options available. Select 2.5, you can change your meter’s 2.0, 1.5, or 1.0 hour(s) to set personal low and high your post-meal reminder...
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Using the Markers If you want to mark the test result Before you remove your test strip, press ▲ or ▼ to If you have set up your select the marker you want to set. The marker will flash. meter in Advanced Mode, your meter will display three markers after you To mark a result with the...
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Using the Reminder Feature To Cancel a Reminder When the meter is off, press When the reminder sounds, M to turn on the meter. The the meter will automatically date and time will appear turn on. The reminder will along with the beep 20 times, and the display will show the pre- Press ▲...
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After performing a test To Mark What It Means You Will See You Will See To Set Results Result is marked as a Pre-Meal Press M pre-meal test. You can Press ▲ or ▼ (Flashing) now set a reminder. Reminder is set to go off in Reminder the amount of time you have Press M...
Transferring Results to a Computer Viewing Basic Mode Results You can transfer test results from the Press M to turn your meter on. Press M again to view ® EZ meter to a computer, where they ONTOUR the memory. can be summarized in a report with graphs and tables. The 14 day average will To make use of this feature, you need Bayer’s diabetes appear in the center of the...
Viewing Advanced Mode Results Press ▼ twice to review previous results. In Advanced Mode (L-2), you have all of the options Results will be shown described in Basic Mode plus additional items starting with the most available. recent. Each result will show the date and time the test Press M to turn your meter was taken.
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Viewing Advanced Mode Averages Press M to turn your meter on. Press M again to view the 14 day average including the number of results Press ▲ again to view used to obtain the average. the 30 day average of Press ▲...
Error Codes and Symbols What You What It What You What It What You Should Do What You Should Do Means Means (will •Remove the test strip and retest •The meter is Replace the batteries as soon as using a new test strip. Wait until remain on the Low batteries.
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If you do not resolve the problem, contact Bayer If you do not resolve the problem, contact Bayer Diabetes Care Customer Service at 1-800-348-8100 Diabetes Care Customer Service at 1-800-348-8100 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). What You What It What You...
If you do not resolve the problem, contact Bayer Changing the Batteries Diabetes Care Customer Service at 1-800-348-8100 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Batteries should be replaced when the meter continually What You What It What You Should Do Means displays or the meter...
Caring for Your Meter 4. Place new batteries under • Store meter in the carrying case provided whenever the prongs and into the possible. battery compartment with the “+” side up. [Use • Wash and dry hands well before handling to keep two 3-volt (DL2032 or the meter and test strips free of water, oils and CR2032) lithium batteries.]...
Symptoms of High or Low System Specifications Blood Glucose Test Sample: Capillary whole blood Test Result: Glucose measurements are reported as You can better understand your test results by being plasma equivalents. aware of the symptoms of high or low blood glucose. Sample Volume: 0.6 μL According to the American Diabetes Association, some...
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Limitations Altitude: Up to 20,674 feet (6,301 meters) does not to interfere with the C ® EZ system. ONTOUR significantly affect results. Immunity to electrostatic discharge meets the requirements of IEC 61000-4-2: 2008. It is advisable Alternative Site Testing: Not for use with Alternative to avoid use of electronic devices in very dry Site Testing.
Symbols Used Technical Information The following symbols are used throughout the product The C ® EZ blood glucose monitoring ONTOUR labeling for the C ® EZ blood glucose ONTOUR system was tested by 115 lay users using capillary monitoring system (meter packaging and labeling, and ®...
Technical Information Service Information A repeatability study was conducted with the If you have a problem and none of the problem solving ® EZ blood glucose monitoring system steps in this user guide help, contact Bayer Diabetes ONTOUR using five venous whole blood specimens with glucose Care Customer Service at 1-800-348-8100 (available levels from 47 to 326 mg/dL.
Warranty Manufacturer’s Warranty: Bayer Diabetes Care 3. Bayer Diabetes Care reserves the right to make warrants to the original purchaser that this instrument changes in design of this instrument without will be free from defects in materials and workmanship obligation to incorporate such changes into for 5 years from the date of original purchase (except previously manufactured instruments.
*Part numbers are subject to change without notice. http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ These parts are available in the United States from: AlertsandNotices/ucm224025.htm Bayer HealthCare LLC CDC Clinical Reminder: Use of Fingerstick Devices on More than One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Customer Service Department Bloodborne Pathogens (2010).
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