Important Information About Your Freestyle Flash® Blood Monitoring System - Abbott FreeStyle Flash Owner's Booklet

The FreeStyle Flash® System Uses the World's
Smallest Sample So You Can Test on a Variety of
Locations
Most Test Sites Available
Suggested Test
Areas for the Hand
The human figure above shows the areas where you can test with the
FreeStyle Flash System. Avoid moles, veins, bones, and tendons.
WARNING:
We recommend that you test on your fingers or palm, at the
base of the thumb if you are testing for hypoglycemia (low blood
glucose) or if you suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness.

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Upper arm
Forearm
Hand
Fingertips
Thigh
Calf
Important Information About Your FreeStyle
Flash® Blood Glucose Monitoring System
How the FreeStyle Flash System Should Be Used
• The FreeStyle Flash System is intended for use outside the body (in
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.
• The FreeStyle Flash Meter should only be used with FreeStyle® Test
Strips and FreeStyle Control Solution. Using other brands of test
strips and control solution with this meter can produce inaccurate
results.
Do use the FreeStyle Flash Meter for:
• Testing blood glucose.
• Testing only with fresh capillary whole blood samples.
Do not use the FreeStyle Flash Meter for:
• The diagnosis of diabetes.
• Testing on newborns.
• Testing of arterial blood.
WARNING:
• The FreeStyle Flash System contains small parts that may be
dangerous if swallowed.
• Patients receiving peritoneal dialysis using a solution containing
Icodextrin should not use the FreeStyle Flash System.
Caution: Please read all the instructions provided in this Owner's
Booklet and practice the testing procedures before using the
FreeStyle Flash System. Blood glucose monitoring should be done
with the guidance of a healthcare professional.