Bayer HealthCare Contour Quick Reference Manual

Your C
ONTOUR
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
Up/Down
Scroll
Buttons
Test Strip
Port
Your C
ONTOUR
Sample Tip:
Blood sample
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
pulled in here.
® Meter: Basic Testing
See your C
Getting Ready to Test:
Remove the endcap
from the M ® 2
ICROLET
lancing device.
Display
Loosen the round pro-
tective cap on a lancet
Memory
by rotating it ¼ turn,
Button
but do not remove it.
(On/Off,
Insert the lancet fi rmly
Memory
to cock the device.
Recall,
Enter)
® Test Strip: Twist off the lancet cap.
Gray End:
Insert this end
into the test
strip port.
Replace the endcap.
® User Guide and M ® 2 insert for complete instructions.
ONTOUR ICROLET
Adjust the endcap dial
to your preferred punc-
ture depth setting.
Insert the gray end of
the test strip into 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:
Press the endcap
fi rmly against the
puncture site and
press the blue
release button with
your thumb.
Stroke your hand and fi nger towards the punc-
ture site to form a drop of blood.
Testing Your Blood: Removing the used lancet:
In one hand, hold the
Touch the tip of the
lancing device with
test strip to the drop
your thumb on the
of blood. The blood
grip indent, and with
is pulled into the test
your other hand, hold
strip.
the gray endcap dial as shown. Gently snap
Hold it in the blood
off the endcap.
drop until the
meter beeps.
Place the round
protective lancet cap
on a fl at surface with
Fingertip Testing
the Bayer logo facing
down.
Your result* is
With the used lancet
displayed after a 5
still in the lancing
second countdown. device, push the
lancet needle completely into the middle of the
To turn your meter off,
exposed side of the cap.
remove the test strip.
Eject the lancet following the instructions in
*Your meter is preset and
your lancing device insert.
locked to display results
in mmol/L. If your result is
in mg/dL, contact Bayer
Diabetes Care Helpline
Bayer Diabetes Care Helpline: 1-800-268-7200
1-800-268-7200.
Need Help?
www.bayerdiabetes.ca