ASCENSIA Contour next GEN - Blood Glucose Meter Quick Reference Guide

OVERVIEW

NOTE: Your meter comes with a pre-set time, date, and target range. You can change these features in Settings.

Your Contour next GEN meter works only with Contour next blood glucose test strips and Contour^®next control solution.

Read your Contour next GEN user guide for the Intended Use of the meter and a list of Important Safety Information, Warnings, Limitations, and Precautions.

Turn the Meter On and Off

• Press and hold the OK button for about 3 seconds until your meter turns On or Off.
• Inserting a test strip into the meter will also turn the meter On.
• Press OK twice when the meter is Off to turn On the white test strip port light.

Home Screen

The Home screen has 2 options: Logbook and Settings.

• Press the button until the option you want is blinking.
• To see your past readings and Averages, press the OK button while Logbook is blinking. See Logbook and View Averages.
• To change your Settings, press the OK button when Settings is blinking. See Settings.

For a table of symbols, see Your Meter Display on the second side.

NOTE: When a symbol is blinking, you can select it.

Fingertip Testing

Refer to your lancing device insert for detailed instructions on preparing the lancing device.

Potential Biohazard

• Always wash your hands with antibacterial soap and water and dry them well before and after testing or handling the meter, lancing device, or test strips.
• All parts of this kit are considered biohazardous and can potentially transmit infectious diseases.
• If your meter is being operated by a second person who is providing testing assistance to you, the meter and lancing device should be disinfected prior to use by the second person.

For more information, refer to the Contour next GEN user guide.

The lancing device usually provided with your kit is intended for use by a single patient.

1. Prepare the lancing device. Refer to your lancing device insert for detailed instructions.
2. Insert the grey square end of a new test strip firmly into the test strip port until the meter beeps.
   

The meter turns On and displays the Apply Blood screen. The meter is now ready to test a blood drop.

3. Use your lancing device to get a drop of blood from your fingertip.
4. Stroke your hand and finger toward the puncture site to form a drop of blood.
5. Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop of blood.

For instructions on removing the lancet from your lancing device, see the lancing device insert.

Second-Chance^® sampling

If the meter beeps twice and the screen displays a blinking blood drop with a plus sign, the test strip does not have enough blood.

Do not remove the strip. You have 60 seconds to apply more blood to the same test strip.

Meal Markers

When Meal Markers are On, you can mark readings as Fasting , Before Meal , or After Meal . See Turn Meal Markers On.

smartLIGHT^TM target range indicator

The meter displays your result with the units, time, date, and target indicator:

Above Target Range

In Target Range

Below Target Range

The test strip port light displays a color that indicates if your reading is above, in, or below your personal Target Range.

Logbook

1. To turn on your meter, press and hold the OK button for 3 seconds. The Logbook is blinking.
   
2. To view your Logbook entries, press the OK button to enter the Logbook.
3. To scroll through the Logbook, press the or button. To scroll quickly through entries, press and hold the or button.
4. To exit the Logbook and return to the Home screen at any time, press the OK button.

View Averages

1. To enter the Logbook from the Home screen, press the OK button while the Logbook is blinking.
2. To view your Averages, press the button from the first Logbook screen.

3. To scroll through your 7-, 14-, 30-, and 90-day Averages, press the button.
   

4. To return to your readings, press the button on the 7 d Avg (7-day Average).
5. To exit Averages and return to the Home screen at any time, press the OK button.

Settings

You can change the settings for:

• Date: Change format and date.
• Time: Change format and time.
• Meal Markers : Turn Meal Markers On or Off.
• Bluetooth^® wireless technology : Turn Bluetooth wireless functionality On or Off.
• smartLIGHT feature : Turn smartLIGHT feature On or Off. See smartLIGHT target range indicator.
• Target Ranges : View and change Target Ranges.
• Sound : Turn Sound On or Off.
• Reminder : Turn the Reminder feature On or Off.

NOTE: To change the meter time and date, see the user guide.

To change meter settings:

1. To highlight the Settings symbol from the Home screen, press the button
2. When the Settings symbol is blinking, press the OK button to enter Settings.
   
3. To scroll through Settings options as shown in the image, press the or button until the symbol you want is blinking.
4. Press the OK button to select the blinking symbol.
5. To edit a Setting, press the or button. You can turn the Setting On or Off, or change the value.
6. To accept the change and return to the Home screen, press the OK button.

To exit from Settings and return to Home:

1. Press the or button until the Settings symbol is blinking.
   
2. Press the OK button.
   If you are in a Setting such as Date and you need to exit, press the OK button repeatedly until you get back to the Home screen.

Set Overall Target Range

Discuss your Target Range settings with your health care professional.

If Meal Markers are Off, you can set only 1 Target Range. To set Before Meal and After Meal Target Ranges, see the Contour next GEN user guide.

1. To highlight the Settings symbol from the Home screen, press the button.
2. When the Settings symbol is blinking, press the OK button to enter Settings.
3. To scroll to the Target Range symbol , press the or button. When the symbol is blinking, press the OK button.
4. To set the blinking Overall Low Target, press the or button, then press the OK button.
   
5. To set the blinking Overall High Target, press the or button, then press the OK button.
   

Turn Meal Markers On

1. To highlight the Settings symbol from the Home screen, press the button.
2. When the Settings symbol is blinking, press the OK button to enter Settings.
3. To scroll to the Meal Marker symbols, press the or button.
   
4. When the Meal Marker symbols are blinking, press the OK button.
5. Press the or button until On is blinking, then press the OK button.

NOTE: With Meal Markers On, you can set Before Meal and After Meal Target Ranges (see the Contour next GEN user guide). You can also set a Reminder.

Turn Reminder Feature On

When Meal Markers are On, you can set a Reminder to test your blood glucose after you mark a reading as Before Meal. If Meal Markers are Off, see Turn Meal Markers On in this guide.

1. To highlight the Settings symbol from the Home screen, press the button.
2. When the Settings symbol is blinking, press the OK button to enter Settings.
3. To scroll to the Reminder symbol , press the or button.
4. When the Reminder symbol blinking, press the OK button.
5. Press the or button until On is blinking, then press the OK button.
   

Select a Meal Marker During a Blood Glucose Test

Meal Marker Symbols

NOTE: You must do a blood glucose test before you can select a Meal Marker. You cannot select a Meal Marker in Settings.

1. Test your blood glucose. See Fingertip Testing in this guide.
2. Do not remove the test strip until you select a Meal Marker. A Meal Marker blinks on the blood glucose result screen.
   
3. If the blinking Meal Marker is the one you want, press the OK button. To select a different Meal Marker, press the or button.
4. When the Meal Marker you want is blinking, press the OK button.

NOTE: If you do not select a Meal Marker within 3 minutes, the meter turns Off. Your blood glucose reading is stored in the Logbook without a Meal Marker.

Set a Reminder

1. Make sure the Reminder feature is On in Settings.
2. Mark a blood glucose reading as a Before Meal reading, then press the OK button.
3. To scroll from 2 hours to 0.5 hours by half-hour intervals, press the or button.
   
4. To set the Reminder, press the OK button.

The screen returns to the Before Meal reading. The Reminder symboldisplays to confirm the Reminder is set.

LO Results

If your meter does not display a value and displays the LO screen, your blood glucose reading is under 20 mg/dL. Contact your health care professional immediately.

HI Results

If your meter does not display a value and displays the HI screen, your blood glucose reading is over 600 mg/dL. Wash your hands or the test site and repeat the test with a new strip. If the meter again displays the HI screen, follow medical advice immediately.

To turn the meter Off, remove the test strip.

Your Meter Display

The ContourDiabetes app allows you to transfer results from your meter to your compatible smartphone or tablet. See the meter user guide for instructions and features.