ASCENSIA CONTOUR Quick Reference Manual

Your C
ONTOUR
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
Up/Down
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Buttons
Test Strip
Port
Your C
ONTOUR
Sample Tip:
Blood sample
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
pulled in here.
Basic Testing
Meter: See your
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use by a single patient.
Getting Ready to Test:
WARNING
Always wash your hands well with soap and
water and dry them well before and after testing,
Display
handling the meter, lancing device or test strips.
CAUTION: The lancing device provided with
Memory
your kit is intended for self testing by a single
Button
patient. It must not be used on more than one
person due to the risk of infection.
(On/Off,
Memory
1. Remove the endcap from the lancing device.
Recall,
2. Loosen the round protective
Enter)
cap on a lancet by rotating it
¼ turn, but do not remove it.
Test Strip:
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3. Insert the lancet fi rmly
Grey End:
into the lancing device
Insert this end
until it comes to a full stop.
into the test
strip port.
4. Twist off the round
protective lancet cap.
C meter user guide and lancing device insert for complete instructions. CAUTION: The meter and lancing device are intended for
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5. Replace the endcap.
6. Adjust the endcap
dial to your preferred
puncture depth setting.
7. Insert the grey end of the
test strip into the test strip
port on the meter.
No coding is required.
The meter will turn on and
a test strip with a fl ashing blood drop will appear
on your meter display, letting you know the meter is
ready to test.
Getting the Blood Drop:
1. Press the lancing device
fi rmly against the puncture
site and press the release
button.
2. Stroke your hand and fi nger towards the puncture Ejecting and Disposing
site to form a drop of blood.
of the Used Lancet:
Testing Your Blood:
1. Do not use your fi ngers to
remove the lancet from the
1. Touch the tip of the
lancing device. The lancing
test strip to the drop
device provided with your
of blood. The blood is
kit has an automatic lancet
pulled into the test strip.
ejection feature.
Hold it in the blood drop
2. Refer to the separate lancing device insert,
until the meter beeps.
if provided with your kit, for instructions on
automatic ejection of the lancet.
Fingertip Testing
• Dispose of the used lancet as medical
Your result* is displayed after a
waste or as advised by your health care
5-second countdown.
professional.
To turn your meter off, remove
the test strip.
*Your meter is preset and locked
to display results in mg/dL. If your
result is in mmol/L, contact Customer Available Monday through Sunday, 8:00 am
Service at 1-800-348-8100. Available
through 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time.
Monday through Sunday, 8:00 am
through 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time.
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