Important Information About Your Freestyle Freedom™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System - Abbott Freestyle Fredom Owner's Booklet

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