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Blood Glucose Monitoring System

USER GUIDE

Replaces Owner's Booklet

AW 06650007A

Rev. date: 01/2019

AW 06650007A

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Page 1 Blood Glucose Monitoring System USER GUIDE Replaces Owner’s Booklet AW 06650007A Rev. date: 01/2019 AW 06650007A...
Page 2 Contents:  Getting to know your system  Setting up your meter  Testing your blood glucose  A ttaching ﬂags or comments to your results  Reviewing past results and averages  Control solution testing  Caring for your system Troubleshooting and detailed information about your system Symbols...
Page 3 Before you begin Before using this product to test your blood glucose, carefully read this User Guide and the inserts that come with ® ® ® ® the OneTouch Ultra Test Strips and OneTouch Ultra Control Solution. Take note of warnings and cautions throughout this User Guide, which are identiﬁed with .
Page 4: Getting To Know Your System
 Getting to know your system The OneTouch ® Ultra ® 2 Blood Glucose Monitoring System INCLUDED WITH YOUR KIT: ® ® a. OneTouch Ultra 2 Meter (batteries included) b. Lancing Device If another type of lancing device was included, see the separate instructions that came with that lancing device.
Page 5 Getting to know your system METER TEST STRIP Test port Display Insert test strip here to Edge to turn meter on for testing apply sample Conﬁrmation window mg/dL is the pre-set unit of measure Indicates selection Contact bars available using up or Insert into test port down button Up and down buttons...
Page 6 Turning your meter on To perform a test, insert a test strip as far as it will go. The meter will brieﬂy perform system checks, then the display will turn on. With the meter turned o , press and hold ...
Page 7: Setting Up Your Meter
 Setting up your meter Setting the meter language, date and time You can change many of the settings that came pre-set with your meter. Before using your meter for the ﬁrst time or if you change the meter battery, you should check and update these settings. Make sure you complete steps 1 through 8 below to ensure your desired settings are saved.
Page 8  Set the date In the DATE SET UP screen, press to change the ﬁrst value and press Press to change the second value and press Press to change the year and press  Set the time format Press to select the time format you prefer—AM/PM or 24 HR, and press ...
Page 9: Coding Your Meter
Turning the ﬂags/comments feature o or on Your OneTouch ® Ultra ® 2 Meter allows you to attach optional notes to any blood glucose test result. See Section 4 Attaching ﬂags or comments to your results for the types of meal ﬂags and comments you can attach to a result, and the reasons for using this feature.
Page 10  Insert a test strip to turn on the meter Remove a test strip from its vial. With clean, dry hands, you may touch the test strip anywhere on its surface. Do Not bend, cut or modify the test strips in any way. Use each test strip immediately after removing it from the vial.
Page 11: Testing Your Blood Glucose
 Testing your blood glucose Testing with a ﬁngertip sample Preparing for a test Have these things ready when you test: OneTouch ® Ultra ® 2 Meter OneTouch ® Ultra ® Test Strips Lancing device Sterile lancets NOTE: • Use only OneTouch ®...
Page 12  CAUTION: To reduce the chance of infection: • Make sure to wash the sample site with soap and warm water, rinse and dry before sampling. Contaminants on the skin may a ect results. • Never share a lancet or a lancing device with anyone. •...
Page 13  Replace the lancing device cap Place the cap back onto the device; turn the cap or push the cap straight on to secure it. Ensure the cap is aligned as shown in the image.  Adjust the depth setting The device has 13 puncture depth settings (each dot shown between numbers 1 to 7 on the Depth Wheel indicates an additional available depth setting).
Page 14 When the APPLY BLOOD screen appears on the display, you can apply your blood sample.  Puncture your finger Hold the lancing device firmly against the side of your finger. Press the release button. Remove the lancing device from your finger. 8 Get a round drop of blood Gently squeeze and/or massage your ﬁngertip until a round drop of blood forms.
Page 15  Apply the sample Line up the test strip with the blood drop so that the narrow channel on the edge of the test strip is almost touching the edge of the blood drop. Narrow channel Gently touch the channel to the edge of the blood drop. Be careful not to push the test strip against your ﬁngertip or the test strip may not ﬁll completely.
Page 16  Read your result on the meter Your blood glucose level appears on the display, along with the unit of measure, and the date and time of the test. Blood glucose results are automatically stored in the meter’s memory.  WARNING: If mg/dL does not appear with the test result, contact LifeScan Customer Service at 1 800 227-8862 (7 days a week, 8 a.m.
Page 17  Eject the lancet Holding the lancing device directed downwards, push the slider forward until the lancet comes out of the lancing device. If the lancet fails to eject properly, cock the device then push the slider control forward until the lancet comes out. ...
Page 18: Interpreting Unexpected Test Results
Interpreting unexpected test results Refer to the following cautions whenever your test results are lower or higher than what you expect.  CAUTION: Low glucose results • If your test result is lower than 70 mg/dL or is shown as LOW GLUCOSE, it may mean hypoglycemia (low blood glucose).
Page 19  Attaching ﬂags or comments to your results Attaching ﬂags or comments to your results Your OneTouch ® Ultra ® 2 Meter allows you to attach optional notes to any blood glucose test result. There are two kinds of notes and di erent reasons to apply them. Note type Recommendation Beneﬁt...
Page 20 Add or change a comment The down arrow at the bottom right corner of the result screen will ﬂash after you enter a meal ﬂag for a new result to remind you to consider entering a comment. To add or change a comment: ...
Page 21: Reviewing Past Results And Averages
 Reviewing past results and averages Reviewing past results and averages If you have just completed a test, press to get to the MAIN MENU screen. If your meter is o , press and hold to turn it on. From the MAIN MENU screen you can choose: •...
Page 22: Downloading Results To A Computer
The meter will display each of your 7-, 14-, and 30-day averages. The top of the display shows which type of average you are looking at. For each of the 7-, 14-, and 30-day periods leading up to the current date, the meter will display the number of results obtained (NUM) and the average of those results (AVG).
Page 23: Control Solution Testing
 Control solution testing When to test with control solution ® ® OneTouch Ultra Control Solution contains a known amount of glucose and is used to check that the meter and the test strips are working properly. • Do a control solution test: NOTE: •...
Page 24  Prepare and apply control solution Shake the control solution vial before each test. Remove the cap and squeeze the vial to discard the ﬁrst drop. Then wipe the tip with a clean tissue or cloth. Hold the vial upside down and gently squeeze a hanging drop.
Page 25: Caring For Your System
 Caring for your system Replacing the batteries Your OneTouch ® Ultra ® 2 Meter uses two 3.0 Volt CR 2032 lithium batteries (or equivalent). Replacement batteries can be found in most stores where batteries are sold. Your meter comes with two batteries already installed– one that powers the meter only and one that powers the backlight.
Page 26  Check your meter settings Removing the meter battery will not a ect your stored results. However, you may need to re-set your meter settings. See Setting the meter language, date and time in Section 2.  Dispose of batteries This product contains a lithium ion battery, which contains perchlorate materials—special handling may apply.
Page 27: Troubleshooting And Detailed Information About Your System
Troubleshooting and detailed information about your system Troubleshooting The OneTouch ® Ultra ® 2 Meter displays messages when there are problems with the test strip, with the meter, or when your blood glucose levels are higher than 600 mg/dL or lower than 20 mg/dL. Messages do not appear in all cases when a problem has occurred.
Page 28 Message What it means What to do One of the following may apply: You may have high glucose and If you tested in a cool environment, have tested in an environment repeat the test in a warmer near the low end of the system’s environment with a new test strip;...
Page 29 Message What it means What to do No result in memory, such as the ﬁrst You can still perform a blood glucose time use of the meter test and get an accurate result. Contact LifeScan Customer Service at 1 800 227-8862 (7 days a week, your meter was unable to recall this 8 a.m.
Page 30 Technical speciﬁcations Reported result 20–600 mg/dL Memory 500 blood glucose or control solution test results range Automatic shuto 2 minutes after last action Calibration Plasma-equivalent Size Sample Fresh capillary whole blood 3.12 x 2.25 x 0.90 inches or 7.92 x 5.72 x 2.29 cm Test time 5 seconds Assay method...