Carry A Daily Kit; Testing Your Blood Glucose; Perform A Control Solution Test - Abbott FreeStyle Aviator User Manual

Section 5: Testing Your Blood Glucose

5.1 Perform a Control Solution Test

4.3 Carry a Daily Kit

Purpose
To take care of your daily pump needs.
When
Do this procedure every day.
Materials
Keep a daily kit with you at ALL times.
This kit should include:
•
Blood glucose monitoring supplies
•
Ketone monitoring supplies
•
Glucose tablets/gel or liquid or other source of carbohydrate to treat a low glucose condi-
tion.
•
A Glucagon Emergency Kit (Glucagon Emergency Kits have an expiration date).
Important Reminder: Check frequently to make sure your Glucagon Emergency Kit has NOT
expired.
•
Extra infusion sets
•
Insulin
•
Extra unopened pump reservoirs
•
An extra AAA alkaline battery
•
Dressings and adhesives
•
Spare battery cap
•
Insulin syringe and short or rapid-acting insulin vial or insulin pen.
Important Reminder: Insulin is sensitive to temperature extremes. Replace your spare insulin
monthly.
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5 Testing Your Blood Glucose

5.1 Perform a Control Solution Test
Purpose
To check that the integrated FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Meter and FreeStyle Lite Test
Strips are working properly without using any blood.
When
Do this procedure:
• Aviator Companion, before doing a blood glucose test with the
When you first get your
integrated FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Meter.
•
Whenever you need to practice testing without having to use your own blood.
•
You want to confirm that your companion and test strips are working properly.
Materials •
FreeStyle Lite Test Strips
•
FreeStyle Control Solution
•
Your Aviator Companion fully operating
Helpful Information
The FreeStyle Control Solution is a red liquid that contains a fixed amount of glucose.
For information on how to obtain control solution, call Customer Care.
Important: FreeStyle Control Solution is good for three months after opening the bottle or until the expiration date
printed on the label, whichever comes first.
Important: Count forward three months from the date you open a new bottle of control solution. This is your discard
date. Write this date on the side of the control solution bottle.
Example: You open the control solution on January 15
date that you record on the bottle.
Section 5: Testing Your Blood Glucose
5.1 Perform a Control Solution Test
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