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- Page 1 Blood Glucose Monitoring System Sistema de prueba para glucosa en sangre Virtually Pain-Free Testing Pruebas prácticamente indoloras Owner’s Booklet Manual del propietario...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
FreeStyle Flash® Blood Monitoring System ............. 3 Important Health Related Information ............4-5 The FreeStyle Flash Meter and FreeStyle® Test Strip The FreeStyle Flash Meter and How It Works ..........6-7 The FreeStyle Flash Meter Display .............. 8-9 The FreeStyle Test Strip ..................10 The FreeStyle Control Solution The FreeStyle Control Solution .............. -
Page 3: Important Information About Your Freestyle Flash® Blood Monitoring System
Flash® Blood Glucose Monitoring System Locations How the FreeStyle Flash System Should Be Used • The FreeStyle Flash System is intended for use outside the body (in Most Test Sites Available other words, in vitro diagnostic use only). • The FreeStyle Flash System is used for measuring blood glucose (also known as blood sugar) from samples taken from the forearm, upper arm, hand, thigh, calf, or fingers. -
Page 4: Important Health Related Information
• Peritoneal dialysis solution containing Icodextrin or compounds of healthcare professional. Galactose ≥13 mg/dL, Maltose ≥20 mg/dL or Lactose ≥10 mg/dL causes the FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Monitoring System to • If you are experiencing symptoms that are not consistent with your overestimate blood glucose test results. -
Page 5: The Freestyle Flash Meter And How It Works
The FreeStyle Flash® Meter and How It Works System Check Screen This screen always appears when meter leaves clock mode so that you can make sure the display is working properly. Data Port Do not use the meter if the system check screen does not match the example here. -
Page 6: The Freestyle Flash Meter Display
Appears in Clock Thermometer Symbol mode and in Set Appears with another symbol to indicate the relevant reference in the Appears if your meter FreeStyle Flash Owner’s Booklet mode when setting is out of operating the time. temperature range. Sound Level Symbols P Symbol Indicates high, low, or off sound volume. -
Page 7: The Freestyle Test Strip
Important Test Strip Information Care at 1-888-522-5226. • The FreeStyle Flash System has an operating range of 40° to 104° F. • Store the test strip package in a cool, dry place between 37° and 86° F. • Use test strips only within the system operating temperature range. -
Page 8: Performing A Control Solution Test
• If your control solution test results continue to fall outside the range printed on the test strip vial, do not use the FreeStyle Flash System to test your blood glucose. Contact Customer Care. Caution: Results from FreeStyle Control Solution tests do not reflect your blood glucose level. -
Page 9: The Freestyle Lancing Device
The result will appear on the display screen and if the sound is on, The FreeStyle® Lancing Device your meter will beep twice. To mark the result as a control solution result, press and hold the “c” button for two seconds until the control Cocking Handle solution symbol ( ) appears at the top of the display screen. -
Page 10: Testing Your Blood Glucose
Important: Use the clear cap on the lancing device for the following test site. sites: forearm, upper arm, hand, thigh, and calf. • With the FreeStyle Flash® Meter, you can test your blood glucose on Use the dark cap for finger tests. your forearm, fingers, upper arm, hand, thigh, or calf. -
Page 11: Performing A Blood Glucose Test
To bring fresh blood to the surface of the test backward until the number matches the number site, rub the test site vigorously for a few seconds on your test strip vial. The FreeStyle Flash® Meter until you feel it getting warm. has a total of 50 codes. - Page 12 Lance Your Forearm, Upper Arm, Hand, Thigh, or Calf (cont) Lancing Your Finger a. Set the depth setting on the lancing device to a. Hold the clear cap down against the top of Level 1. your test site. Press the release button. Do not lift up.
- Page 13 Removing the Lancet • Do not press the test strip against the test site. When you have finished testing, snap off the cap • Do not scrape the blood onto the test strip. from the lancing device. • Do not apply blood to the flat side of the test strip. Pinch the white clip that holds the lancet until •...
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Page 14: Lo And Hi Readings
Important: Low or high blood glucose readings can indicate a potentially Depending on what mode your meter is in, pressing the light button serious medical condition. The FreeStyle Flash® Meter displays results ) lights either the display backlight or the test light. -
Page 15: Meter Set-Up
Meter Set-Up 3. To set the hour for alarm “1” press the “m” button once, the hour should now be blinking. • To Enter Setup Mode To change the hour press the “c” button until the Start with the meter in clock mode (no test correct alarm hour is displayed. - Page 16 4. Press the “m” button to move to the time Setting the Sound format setting (12- or 24-hour format). There are three (3) sound volume options: 5. With the 12 (for 12-hour format) or 24 (for 24-hour format) blinking, press the “c” button to toggle to your format choice.
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Page 17: Meter Results
(Control solution, LO, and HI readings are not included in the average.) Software Version Display This is the software version in your FreeStyle Flash 14d avg = your 14-day average Meter. It is for display only and cannot be changed. -
Page 18: Meter Maintenance
Meter Maintenance Test Results (cont) Batteries Your FreeStyle Flash® Meter comes with two preinstalled, #2032, 3 volt, lithium batteries and two replacement batteries. The batteries provide enough power for the meter to perform about 500 tests and to power the display backlight and test light. If your batteries run low,... -
Page 19: Caring For Your Meter
Replacing the Batteries (cont) System Troubleshooting To remove the batteries, use a finger nail to pull Error Messages outward from the center to release each battery. Error 1 Install the batteries with the positive (+) sign up toward you. Possible Causes •... - Page 20 What You Should Do Error 1. If you have symptoms such as thirst, fatigue, excess urination, or Possible Causes blurry vision, follow your doctor’s recommendation for treating • Problem with test strip. hyperglycemia. • Problem with the meter. 2. Conduct a control solution using a new test strip. If the results of What You Should Do the control solution test are within the range printed on the side of 1.
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Page 21: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting FreeStyle Flash® System Specifications Meter does not enter the test mode after inserting a test strip. Meter Specifications Probable Cause What to Do Assay Method Coulometric electrochemical sensor The batteries are dead. Replace the batteries and reset the date and time, if necessary. - Page 22 Cubierto por una o más de las siguientes patentes de los EE.UU.: D424,696; D426,638; 6,071,391; 6,120,676; 6,143,164; 6,299,757; 6,338,790; 6,071,391; 6,143,164; 6,299,757; 6,338,790; 6,461,496; 6,503,381; 6,591,125; 6,592,745; 6,616,819; 6,618,934; 6,676,816; 6,749,740; 6,893,545; 6,942,518; 6,156,051, 6,749,618 © 2006 Abbott Printed in U.S.A. / Impreso en los EE.UU. ART10948 Rev. B 09/06...