Accu-Chek Guide User Manual page 25

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Meter Settings
5
Press or
of the Before Meal target range. Press
to set and move to the next field.
Continue to set the upper limit for the
Before Meal target range and the lower
and upper limits for the After Meal
target range. Press
6
Press to set the option and return to
the previous menu (see the Patterns
section of this chapter for details).
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NOTE
Analysing your blood glucose results
or stored in the meter is an effective way
for you and your healthcare professional
to determine how well you are
controlling your diabetes. This analysis
to adjust the lower limit
is a valuable tool for making
improvements to your diabetes
management. Use care when adding
comments to blood glucose results.
Incorrect comments can cause
inaccurate patterns to be detected by
the meter if Patterns is On.
.
Patterns
The appears next to
A Pattern is detected by the meter when 2
the option you selected.
below-target (Low Pattern) or 3
above-target (High Pattern) test results
Press to return to
with the same comment are detected
the previous menu.
within a 7-day period.
• The meter does NOT detect a pattern for
the "other" comment added to blood
glucose results.
The meter may
• It is very important to have the correct
prompt you to turn on
time and date set in the meter. Having
Patterns.
the correct time and date setting helps
Press or to
ensure accurate interpretation of
highlight Yes or No.
information by you and your healthcare
professional.
• Only blood glucose results marked with
comments will be included in Patterns. If
LO or HI test results are marked with
comments, the test results become part
of Patterns (see the chapter Blood
Glucose Tests for more details).
• Target Ranges must be set in the meter
to use Patterns. If Target Ranges is not
set, the meter prompts you to set it.
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