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ENGLISH
Blood glucose
monitoring system
User manual
Thank you for choosing the GlucoMen® areo meter.
We have designed this compact blood glucose meter for faster and
easier testing of your blood glucose and we hope it will be of great
help in the management of your diabetes. This manual explains how to
use your new meter. Before testing, carefully read through this manual
and the package inserts that come with it: GlucoMen® areo Sensor and
GlucoMen® areo Control. Pay particular attention to listed warnings and
cautions. Please keep this manual handy for future reference. If you have
any questions, please contact A. Menarini Diagnostics for assistance
(references at the end of this manual).

1. Intended use

Your GlucoMen® areo meter and GlucoMen® areo Sensor are in vitro
diagnostic medical devices to quantitatively measure the glucose level in
fresh capillary whole blood. They are intended for self testing to monitor
and control blood glucose levels by people with diabetes mellitus; they
can also be used in a clinical setting by healthcare professionals. They
are not intended for diagnosis or screening of diabetes or for neonatal
use. Do not alter your treatment on the basis of test results of this meter
without previously consulting your doctor or healthcare professional.
2. System overview
2.1 Meter
ENTER (
) BUTTON
TEST STRIP PORT
Test strip should be inserted here.
ENTER (
) BUTTON
Press and hold
for 2 seconds to access meter memory (§5.1) or longer
(4 seconds) to enter setup mode while not testing (§6).
UP/DOWN ( / ) BUTTONS
Press
or
to scroll through different options and/or values.
RELEASE BUTTON
DATA TRANSFER PORT
RELEASE BUTTON
Press this button to remove used test strip.
BATTERY HOLDER
Houses two CR2032 3V lithium coin cell batteries.
DATA TRANSFER PORT
Connection port for PC data cable and Bluetooth device from A. Menarini
Diagnostics.
METER SCREEN
CLOCK/ALARM ICON
MEMORY ICON
CTL ICON
NFC ICON
LOW BATTERY ICON
WRONG TEMPERATURE ICON
MEMORY ICON:
CLOCK/ALARM ICON:
HYPO/HYPER ICONS:
FRONT
TEST STRIP PORT
UP/DOWN (
BUTTONS
BACK
NFC ANTENNA
BATTERY HOLDER
HYPO/HYPER ICONS
DROP ICON
MAIN DISPLAY AREA
UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
TIME
AVERAGE
MARKERS
DATE
ICONS
indicates that you are using the memory
(§5).
"clock" appears while setting the time
(§6.1); "alarm" appears while setting the
acoustic reminder(s), and will be dis-
played if any alarm is on (§6.2).
appear while setting the hypoglycaemic
and hyperglycaemic thresholds and if
your test results are below or above these
values (§6.4).
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)
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  • Page 1: Blood Glucose Monitoring System

    Before testing, carefully read through this manual Houses two CR2032 3V lithium coin cell batteries. and the package inserts that come with it: GlucoMen® areo Sensor and GlucoMen® areo Control. Pay particular attention to listed warnings and DATA TRANSFER PORT cautions.
  • Page 2: Before Testing

    MAIN DISPLAY AREA: displays test results, stored test values, result averages and messages. ● For testing with GlucoMen® areo meter use GlucoMen® areo Sensor UNIT OF MEASUREMENT: shows the unit of measurement of your only. Do not use other test strips, it causes inaccurate test results.
  • Page 3 Check marker (General Purpose marker). NOTE Void (Once confirmed it deselects any previously selected To test your meter and test strips only ever use the GlucoMen® areo marker). Control (provided separately). 2. Press to confirm the marker you selected. You can select more...
  • Page 4: Meter Setup

    (step iii §6). 2. Bring the GlucoMen® areo NFC antenna close (< 1 cm) to the antenna in the NFC equipped device. NOTE ● The alarm will have the same format (12H, 24H) as when the time NOTE set.
  • Page 5: Troubleshooting

    6.5 NFC setup The NFC function on your GlucoMen® areo meter is preset to OFF and can be enabled as follows: 1. Press the buttons to select ON or OFF.
  • Page 6: Technical Specifications

    85.5 mm (L) x 56 mm (W) x 18.2 mm (H) 1. Repeat the measurement using a new test strip (§4.2). Weight: 46 g (without batteries) 2. Perform a control measurement using the GlucoMen® areo Control solution (§4.3). Meter Operating - Temperature: 5 - 45 °C (41 - 113 °F).
  • Page 7 10. Warranty 11. Symbols & abbreviations Your GlucoMen® areo meter is guaranteed to be free of material and Consult instructions for use workmanship defects for 2 years from the date of purchase (except as noted below). If at any time during the first 2 years after purchase, your GlucoMen®...
  • Page 8 A. Menarini Diagnostics S.r.l. Via Sette Santi, 3 50131 Firenze Italy Distributed by: A. MENARINI DIAGNOSTICS LTD 405 Wharfedale Road Winnersh Wokingham Berkshire RG41 5RA Tel. +44-1189-444100 GlucoMen® Careline: (UK) 0800 243667 (Republic of Ireland) 1800 709903 (Northern Ireland) 0800 7837286 Email: myglucomen@menarinidiag.co.uk www.glucomen.co.uk Date of Issue: February 2014...
  • Page 9 GlucoMen areo - User Manual - UK ® 46280 I - BLACK C 02/14 210 (w) x 300 (h)

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