A.MENARINI GLUCOFIX TECH User Manual page 3

NOTE
● For accurate test results, apply the drop of blood to the tip of the
test strip within 20 seconds after puncturing.
● Do not test blood that runs or spreads out from the puncture site.
● Do not smear blood onto the test strip.
● Do not forcefully press the test strip into your puncture site.
● Do not touch the test strip once the meter has started the
countdown.
3. Read your test result. You will hear a beep when the test result
appears on the screen.
CAUTION
● If "LO" or "HI" appears on the screen:
Repeat the test. If "LO" or "HI" still appears, contact your doctor or
healthcare professional. "LO" appears if your test result is less than
20 mg/dL (1.1 mmol/L). "HI" appears if your test result is more than
600 mg/dL (33.3 mmol/L).
● The "hypo" or "hyper" icons may appear depending on the threshold
limit you have set (§6.4).
● If test results do not match how you feel:
Make sure you have performed the test correctly as explained
in §4.2. Then, conduct a control test to check that the system is
working properly (§4.3). Repeat the test using a blood sample taken
from a fingertip (do not use an alternative site). If the test result still
does not match how you feel, contact your doctor or healthcare
professional.
● Do not ignore test results. Do not alter your blood glucose
management or treatment without first consulting your doctor or
healthcare professional.
4. Press the release button to remove the test strip. The meter will
switch off.
CAUTION
● When ejecting the used test strip, point your meter downwards and
away from others.
● Disposal of Biohazardous Waste
Used test strips and lancets are biohazardous waste. They
must therefore be disposed according to local regulations on
biohazardous waste.
4.3 Control Test
Conduct a control test if:
● you suspect the meter or test strips are not working properly;
● the meter has been dropped;
● the meter is damaged;
● your test results do not match how you feel;
● you want to check the performance of the meter and test strips when
you first get them or any time you want to check their performance
before a blood glucose test.
NOTE
To test your meter and test strips only ever use the GLUCOFIX® TECH
Control control solutions (provided separately).
CAUTION
● Do not use control solutions after their expiry date. The expiry date
is indicated on the control solution vial next to
● For accurate test results, allow the meter, test strips and control
solution to adjust to the surroundings for at least 30 minutes before
running the control test:
- temperature: 5 to 45 °C (41 to 113 °F);
- humidity: 20 to 90% RH.
● Do not use the control solutions if 3 months or more have passed
since first opening the vial.
● Do not drink the control solution. It is not intended for human
consumption.
● Avoid contact of the solution with the skin and the eyes as this
could cause inflammation.
To perform a control solution test, proceed as follows:
1. Insert a new test strip into the test strip port. The drop icon starts
blinking on the screen. If nothing appears on the screen, remove the
test strip, insert it into the test strip port again and wait for the drop
icon to start blinking.
2. Select the ctl test icon (§2.1).
WARNING
● If the "ctl" icon has not been selected before performing the control
solution test, the result will be stored as a blood test and used for
calculating averages.
● Always select the "ctl" icon before conducting a control solution
test or the results may fall outside the acceptable range. To enable
the "ctl" icon, just press one of the UP/DOWN ( / ) buttons once
while the drop icon is blinking on the screen.
3. Gently shake the control solution vial before testing. Discard a drop
before use. Squeeze a drop of control solution onto a clean, hard, dry
surface.
4. Touch the control solution drop with the tip of the test strip until
the check window is full. A beeper will sound (if enabled) as the
countdown timer starts on the screen.
NOTE
● The test will not start if you apply your control solution directly
to the check window. The test starts when the meter detects the
control solution. During the test the meter counts down from 5 to 1.
● Tightly close the control solution vial.
● Do not touch the test strip once the meter has started the
countdown.
5. Check that your test result is within the acceptable range indicated
on the label of the test strip vial. If out of range, repeat the control
solution test.
CAUTION
● If you still have test results that fall outside the acceptable range,
stop using the system, and contact the A. Menarini Diagnostics
customer service.
6. Press the release button to remove the test strip. The meter will
switch off.
4.4 Marking Test Results
After a blood (not control) glucose test is performed with a valid result,
you can mark the result as follows:
1. Start from point 3 of the glucose testing procedure (result displayed
on the screen, §4.2).
Press
through the icons (backwards or forwards) according to the following
sequence:
symbol.
2. Press
markers (but only one when setting
1 & 2.
3. Return to point 4 of the glucose testing procedure (§4.2).
until the markers icons start blinking. Press
Before meal marker.
After meal marker.
Exercise marker.
Check marker (General Purpose marker).
Void (Once confirmed it deselects any previously selected
marker).
to confirm the marker you selected. You can select more
or to scroll
or ) by repeating steps
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