Important Things To Know; Before You Begin - Bayer HealthCare Contour TS User Manual

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Important Things to Know:

Your C
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TS blood glucose meter is specifi c for
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glucose and has been referenced to plasma/serum values.
Methods calibrated to plasma/serum can be 9 to 15% high-
er than the results of whole blood glucose assay methods.
• Always keep the test strips in the original bottle. Firmly
snap the lid closed immediately after removing a test
strip. The bottle is especially designed to provide a dry
environment for the test strips. Extended exposure to
room humidity from leaving the bottle open or not
storing the test strips in the original bottle will
damage your test strips.
• Completely dry your hands before handling strips or
opening the bottle.
Avoid excessive "milking" of your fi nger when forming a drop
of blood and test immediately after forming the blood drop.
DO NOT drop blood directly on the fl at surface of the
test strip. Your test strip is designed to easily draw the blood
in through the sample tip.
DO NOT press the test strip against your fi nger. This may
block the sample tip.
DO NOT use a test strip that appears damaged or has
been used. Test strips are for single use only.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your meter has been preset to display
results in mmol/L (millimoles of glucose per liter). Results in
mmol/L will always have a decimal point (e.g.,
results in mg/dL will never have a decimal point (e.g.,
Check your display to ensure that results are being displayed
in the expected units; if they are not, contact your authorized
Bayer Diabetes Care representative.
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Email: diabetescare@bayer.com

Before You Begin:

1.
Have all the materials you will need ready before you begin
testing. This includes your C
test strips, and the M
M
ICROLET
solution to run a quality control check.
2.
3.
Let the meter and test strips adjust to the temperature of the
location where you are testing. Whenever the meter is moved
from one location to another, allow 20 minutes for the meter
to adjust to the temperature of that new location before
performing a blood glucose test. The products have been
designed to give accurate results at temperatures between 5°C
and 45°C.
4.
It is important not to use the test strips or control solution
if the expiration date printed on the bottle label and carton
has passed. The C
be used if it has been six months since the bottle was fi rst
opened. It is helpful to write the discard date on the label in
the area provided when you fi rst open the control solution.
5.
WASH YOUR HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH WARM SOAPY
WATER AND DRY THEM WELL BEFORE TESTING.
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Health care professionals or persons using this system on
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multiple patients should follow the infection control proce-
dure approved by their facility. All products or objects which
come in contact with human blood, even after cleaning,
should be handled as if capable of transmitting viral diseases.
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TS meter, the C
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Read your user guide and all instructional materials
provided in your meter kit before testing.
TS control solution should also not
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