Contents Introduction TheAccu-ChekAvivaComboSystem 1 Understanding Your New System 1.1Overview 1.2 T heAccu-ChekAvivaComboMeterataGlance 1.3 T heAccu-ChekSpiritComboInsulinPumpataGlance 1.4SummaryofFeatures 1.5ScreenContentandNavigation 2 Testing Your Blood Glucose 2.1Overview 2.2 U singtheAccu-ChekAvivaComboSystem 2.3PerformingaBloodGlucoseTest 2.4DetailedBloodGlucoseTestResults 2.5 U nderstandingBloodGlucoseTestResults 2.6UnusualBloodGlucoseTestResults 2.7 S ymptomsofHighorLowBloodGlucose...
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3 Control Testing 3.1Overview 3.2WhyPerformControlTests 3.3AbouttheControlSolutions 3.4PerformingaControlTest 3.5UnderstandingControlTestResults 4 Managing Your Data 4.1Overview 4.2ViewingorModifyingYourData 4.3AddingNewData 4.4ReportingYourData 4.5DownloadingYourDatatoaComputer 5 Changing Meter Settings 5.1Overview 5.2 S ettingbGTestReminders:AfterHighbG,AfterLowbG,AfterMeal 5.3SettingAlarmClockReminders:bGTest,Other 5.4 S ettingDateReminders:Dr.Visit,LabTest,InfusionSetChange 5.5 S ettingBolusAdvicefortheFirstTime 5.6 S ettingTimeBlocks,HealthEvents,AdviceOptions:BolusAdviceSetUp...
Introduction WhethertheAccu-ChekAvivaComboMeterisyourfirstbloodglucosemeteroryouhaveusedameterfor sometime,pleasetakethetimetoreadtheGettingStartedGuide,theStandardOwner’sBooklet,andthe AdvancedOwner’sBookletcarefullybeforeyouuseyournewmeter.Touseitcorrectlyanddependably,you needtounderstanditsoperation,screendisplays,andallindividualfeatures. Yournewmeterincludesthreebooklets: Thisbookletincludesinformationabout: • G ettingStartedGuide: • U nderstandingyournewAccu-ChekAvivaCombo U sethisbooklettosetupthemeter. System • S tandardOwner’sBooklet: •Testingyourbloodglucose U sethisbookletforinstructionsonhowtooperate •Controltesting thestandardfeaturesofthemeter. •Managingyourdata • A dvancedOwner’sBooklet: •Changingthemetersettings U sethisbookletforinstructionsonhowtooperate...
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Thesystemincludes: • Accu-Chek Aviva Combo Meter with three AAA batteries (already inserted) • Accu-Chek Aviva Test Strips and pre-inserted activation chip • Accu-Chek Aviva Control Solution WARNING • A nyobjectcomingintocontactwithhumanbloodisapotentialsourceofinfection(see:Clinicaland LaboratoryStandardsInstitute:ProtectionofLaboratoryWorkersfromOccupationallyAcquiredInfections; ApprovedGuideline–ThirdEdition;CLSIdocumentM29-A3,2005). • C hokinghazard.Smallparts.Keepawayfromchildrenundertheageof3years. Why Regular Blood Glucose Testing Is Important Testingyourbloodglucoseregularlycanmakeabigdifferenceinhowyoumanageyourdiabeteseveryday....
Understanding Your New System 1.1Overview 1.2 T heAccu-ChekAvivaComboMeterataGlance 1.3 T heAccu-ChekSpiritComboInsulinPumpataGlance 1.4SummaryofFeatures 1.5ScreenContentandNavigation...
1.2 The Accu-Chek Aviva Combo Meter at a Glance Display Infrared (IR) Window Showsmenus,results, Transfersdatafromthe messages,anddatastoredin metertoacomputer thediary Activation Chip Slot Buttons Activationchipis pre-insertedhere Presstoentermenusorthe diary,adjustsettings,and Battery Door scrollthroughresults Removethebatterydoor Left/Right Soft Keys bypushingthetaband Presstoselectthemenuor pullingupthedoor optionabovethekey Power On/Off Button Presstoturnthemeteron...
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Batteries Control Solution Bottle Insertbatteriesaccordingtothe+and-symbolsin (forexample) thebatterycompartment. Test Strip Test Strip Container YellowWindow- GoldenEnd- (forexample) Touchblooddropor Insertthisendofthetest controlsolutionhere. stripintothemeter....
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Top View Infrared(IR)Window Activation Chip Side View Pre-insertedactivationchip (forexample) NOTE Yourmeterisalreadycodedandcomeswithapre-insertedblackactivationchipthatyouneverneed tochange.Evenifyouuseteststripsfromboxesthatcontainanotheractivationchipthatisadifferent colororhasdifferentnumbers,youneverneedtochangetheblackactivationchipagain.
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Themeterhassevenbuttonsandtwosoftkeys. Left Soft Key Right Soft Key Up Arrow Right Arrow Enter Down Arrow Left Arrow Backlight Power On/Off NOTE • Y ouhearasoundeverytimeanactivebutton/softkeyispressedunlessyouturnedoffthekeysound. • P ress+orinsertateststriptoturnonthemeter.IfthemeterdisplaystheTime/Datescreen,make thenecessarychangesandselectSave.
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Table of Buttons and Soft Keys Button Name Function < LeftArrow j Moveorscrolltotheleftinascreen. > RightArrow j Moveorscrolltotherightinascreen. UpArrow j Moveorscrollupinascreen. DownArrow j Moveorscrolldowninascreen. LeftSoftKey j Selecttheoptionabovethekeyonthedisplay. RightSoftKey j Selecttheoptionabovethekeyonthedisplay. Enter j Selectamenuoroption. j Savechangesandexittheentryfield. Backlight j Adjustthebacklightlevel(low,medium,high). inthe jTurnBluetoothwirelesstechnologyonandoff(pressandhold BLUETOOTHscreen). PowerOn/Off j Turnthemeteronandoff.
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Table of Button Combinations Button Combination Name Function Whenthebuttonsarelocked,pressand UnlockKeys j Unlocksthebuttons. hold, and. untiltheMainMenu appears. Withthemeterturnedoff,pressandhold Meter/Pump j Beginsmeterandpumppairing. *andthenpress+. Pairing...
Selectscurrentsettings Warning displayedonscreen,saves Down Key changes,exitsascreen,and Movesbackwardinaninformation allowstheusertoviewthe screen,decreasesasetting, QUICKINFOscreen programmesaQuickBolus, Display Cartridge cancelsaQuickBolus,andturns Showsmenus,messages, offtheSTOP-Warning Holdsinsulin anddatastoredinthepump Infusion Set memory Adapter Connectsthepumptoyourbodyto Connectsthecartridgetothe deliverinsulin infusionset For information about the pump, see the Accu-Chek Spirit Combo Insulin Pump User Guide.
1.4 Summary of Features Display Themeterhasafull-colourgraphicLCD(LiquidCrystalDisplay)thatdisplayscurrentandhistorical information. Backlight •Thebacklighthelpsyoureadtheinformationonthemeterdisplayunderdifferentlightingconditions. •Whenthemeteristurnedon,thebacklightissettothemediumlevel. •Adjustthebacklightlevelbypressingandreleasingthebacklightbutton. •Thebacklightadjustsfromlow,tomedium,tohigh,andbacktolowagain. • I fsettothemediumorhighlevelandthebuttonsarenotpressedforabout15seconds,thebacklight returnstothelowleveltosavepower. •Whenthemeterreturnstothelowlevel,pressinganybuttonrestoresthepreviousbacklightlevel. •Formoreinformationaboutbacklightsettings,seeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings.” •Formoreaboutpower-savingtips,seeChapter7,“CareandMaintenance.”...
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Key Lock •Thekeylockfeatureallowsyoutolockallofthebuttonsonthemeter,exceptforthepoweron/offbutton. •Thekeylockservesasasafetymeasureagainstunintentionalactivationofmeterfunctions. •Formoreinformation,seeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings.” Signal Settings •Themetercommunicatesreminders,warnings,anderrorsusingsoundsandvibrations. •Formoreinformation,seeChapter6,“Icons,Reminders,Warnings,andErrors.” Blood Glucose Test Yournewmeterallowsyoutoenterdetailedinformationforeachbloodglucosetesttoinclude: •Mealtime(pre-meal,post-meal,bedtime,orother) •Carbs(theamountofcarbohydratesyouareintendingtoeat) •Healthevents(fasting,exercise1,stress,illness,exercise2,orpremenstrual). Ifbolusadviceissetuponthemeterandthemeterrecentlycommunicatedwiththepump,theamountof activeinsulinisdisplayedonthedetailedbGResultscreen.
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Bolus Advice (Optional) • T heterm“bolus”referstothedeliveryofinsulinallatonceratherthanslowlythroughouttheday,usually usedtocompensateformealsorhighbloodglucose. • B olusadvicecalculatesabolusforyouthatisadaptedtothetimeofdayandyourchangingsituations. • T hisfunctionisactivatedonlyifyousetupbolusadviceonthemeter. • F orinstructionsonhowtosetupbolusadvice,seeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings.” WARNING B eforesettingupbolusadvice,itisveryimportanttoreadallofthesafetyinformationintheAdvanced Owner’sBooklet. Using the Meter with the Pump •Themetercancommunicatewithandremotelycontrolyourpump. • P umpinformationisautomaticallydownloadedtothemeterwhenBluetoothwirelesstechnologyis activated. •Themetermustbepairedwiththepump. •Formoreinformation,seetheAdvancedOwner’sBooklet.
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Administering a Bolus Usingyournewmeter,youcandeliverabolus: •RemotelyonyourpumpusingBluetoothwirelesstechnology •Usingthebolusadvicefeatureonthemeter •Independentlyonyourpump •Usinganinsulinpenorsyringe My Data •Yournewmeterstores1,000recordsinthediary. •Youcanview,modify,oraddinformationtoyourdiary. • Y oucanviewbloodglucosetestaverages,trends,standardday,standardweek,andtargettablesand graphsofthedatainthediary. •Youcanviewthedataingraphortableformatforthelast7,14,30,60,or90days. •Formoreinformation,seeChapter4,“ManagingYourData.”...
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Data Transfer •Youcantransferyourdatastoredonthemetertoacomputer. •Formoreinformation,seeChapter4,“ManagingYourData.” Warning Limits for Hyper and Hypo Blood Glucose Levels • Y oucanselecthyper(high)andhypo(low)bloodglucoselimitsthatbestfityourneeds.Wheneverablood glucosetestresultisaboveorbelowthisrange,themeterdisplaysawarning. • I naddition,TrendGraphscreensindicatethehypowarninglimitwhendisplayingyourbloodglucosetest results.Formoreinformation,seeChapter4,“ManagingYourData.” • T hemeterhasdefaultwarninglimitsthatcanbeadjusted.Formoreinformation,seeChapter5,“Changing MeterSettings.”...
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Time Blocks •Timeblocksallowyoutodivideadayintodifferenttimeperiods. • S ettingtimeblockstofityourownschedulehelpsyouandyourhealthcareprofessionalseehowpatternsin yourbloodglucoseareaffectedbyyourdailyactivitiesandlifestyle. •Timeblockscanbesetupwithorwithoutbolusadvice. • T alktoyourhealthcareprofessionalaboutthebestwaytosetupyourtimeblockstoassistyouinmanaging yourdiabetes. •Themeterhasfivedefaulttimeblocks. •Youmaysetuptoeighttimeblocks. •Formoreinformation,seeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings.”...
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Withoutbolusadvice,youneedtoconsiderthefollowingwhensettinguptimeblocks: •Determinetheappropriatetimerangebyreviewingtheendtimeforeachtimeblock. •Reviewtheacceptablebloodglucosetargetrange(lowandhigh)foreachtimeblock. Withbolusadvice,youneedtoconsiderthefollowingwhensettinguptimeblocks: •Determinetheappropriatetimerangebyreviewingtheendtimeforeachtimeblock. •Reviewtheacceptablebloodglucosetargetrange(lowandhigh)foreachtimeblock. • D etermineyourcarbratio(theamountofinsulinneededtocoveragivenamountofcarbohydrates)foreach timeblock. • D etermineyourinsulinsensitivity(theamountofinsulinneededtoloweryourbloodglucosebyagiven amount)foreachtimeblock.
1.5 Screen Content and Navigation Thissectionprovidesanexplanationofhowtounderstandandnavigatethescreensonthemeter. Eachtimethemeteristurnedon,thissplashscreen(Accu-Cheklogoscreen)isdisplayedforashort periodoftime....
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Features on the Main Menu: Sound Icon Vibrate Icon Appearswhenthebeeperis Appearswhenvibrateisturnedon turnedon Date Time Low Battery Icon Menu Options Appearswhenthemeterbatteriesarelow Bluetooth Wireless Technology Icon IndicateswhethertheBluetoothwireless technologyison,off,orconnecting NOTE • T oselectanitemonamenu,pressxorztohighlight(blue)themenuitemandthenpress=. • W henusingthemetertoremotelycontrolyourpump,thebuttonsofthemeterhavediffering functions.Formoreinformation,seetheAdvancedOwner’sBooklet.
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Bluetooth Wireless Technology Icon Communication States YoumayturnBluetoothwirelesstechnologyonoroffatanytimeusingthemeter. Icon Communication State Bluetoothwirelesstechnologyison.Themeterandpumparecommunicating. Bluetoothwirelesstechnologyisoff.Themeterandpumparenotcommunicating. Bluetoothwirelesstechnologyison.However,themeterandpumparenotcommunicating.
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Connecting to the Pump screen: ThisscreenappearswhenBluetoothwirelesstechnologyisonandthemeterisconnectingtothepump.
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Features on a screen: Title Bar Highlighted Option Primarymenutitleisdisplayed Whenamenuchoiceoritem here. isselected,itishighlightedin blue. Secondary Title Bar Scroll Bar Whennecessary,asecondary titlebarappears.Secondary Ifthereismoreinformation menutextisdisplayedhere. availablethanfitsonthescreen, averticalscrollbarappearson Left Soft Key Option therightsideofthescreen. Press,toselecttheoption Right Soft Key Option abovethebuttononthescreen. Press.toselecttheoption abovethebuttononthescreen.
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Informationcanbeenteredonsomescreens.Numericalentryfieldsappearaspop-upentryfields.When anoptionmustbeselected,itappearsasapop-upmenu. •Toopenapop-upmenuorentryfield,press=. • P ressxorztoselecttheappropriatepop-upmenuoptionoruntilthecorrectnumericalentryis present,andthenpress=. •Pressandholdxorztoscrollfaster. Pop-Up Entry Field Pop-Up Menu...
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General Navigation Steps Tochangethesettingsorenterinformationintothemeter: j P ressxorztoselectamenuoptionandpress=. j R epeatthepreviousstepasnecessary.
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j S electSavebypressing.to savechangesandreturntothe previousscreen. j P ressxorzor<or>to j P ressxorztoselectthe selectanoptionoradesired desiredentryandpress=. entryfieldandpress=. j R epeatSteps2and3,as necessary.
Testing Your Blood Glucose 2.1Overview 2.2 U singtheAccu-ChekAvivaComboSystem 2.3PerformingaBloodGlucoseTest 2.4DetailedBloodGlucoseTestResults 2.5 U nderstandingBloodGlucoseTestResults 2.6UnusualBloodGlucoseTestResults 2.7 S ymptomsofHighorLowBloodGlucose...
2.2 Using the Accu-Chek Aviva Combo System Before You Start Testing •OnlyuseAccu-ChekAvivaTestStrips. •Storetheunusedteststripsintheiroriginalcontainer. •Immediatelyafteryoutakeoutateststrip,securelyclosethecontainer.Thishelpskeeptheteststripsdry. •Usetheteststripimmediatelyafteryoutakeitoutofthecontainer. •Besuretochecktheusebydateontheteststripcontainer.Donotusetheteststripsaftertheusebydate. • S toretheteststripcontainerandthemeterinacool,dryplace,suchasabedroom.Donotfreeze.Referto theteststrippackageinsertforspecificationsonstorageconditions. •Useteststripsattemperatureswithintherangeindicatedintheteststrippackageinsert. •Donotapplybloodorcontrolsolutiontotheteststripbeforeyouinsertitintothemeter. WARNING Donotstoreteststripsinhighheatandmoistureareas(bathroomorkitchen).Heatandmoisturecan damagetheteststrips.
2.3 Performing a Blood Glucose Test Beforeyouperformyourfirstbloodtest,ensurethemeterissetupcorrectlyandthatyouperformacontrol test.Youneedthemeterwithapre-insertedactivationchip,ateststrip,andafingerpricker. WARNING • D onotchangeyourtreatmentbecauseofonebloodglucosetestresult. •NEVERignoresymptomsofhighorlowbloodglucose. NOTE Ifyouneedtoperformacontroltest,onlyuseAccu-ChekAvivaControlSolutions.SeeChapter3,“Control Testing”formoreinformationaboutcontroltesting.
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Performing a Fingertip Blood Glucose Test Prepare > Check the Use By Date > Insert Test Strip > Test Blood Sample > bG Test Result j W ashanddryyourhands. j P reparethefingerprickerfora fingertiptest. j I nsertthegoldenendofa j C hecktheusebydatedateon teststripintothemeterinthe theteststripcontainer.Donot directionofthearrow.The...
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TheApplySamplescreen Fingerstick: Fingerstick: appears.Theteststripisready j P erformafingerstickwiththe j G entlysqueezeyourfingerto fortesting. fingerpricker. assisttheflowofblood.This helpsyougetablooddrop.
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Theresultappearsonthe Whentheteststriphasenough display. blood,theAnalyzingscreen appears. j T ouchtheblooddroptothe front edgeoftheyellow windowoftheteststrip.Do notputbloodontopofthetest strip.
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Approximately3secondslater, thedetailedbGResultscreen appears. j R emoveanddiscardtheused teststrip.
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NOTE •Iftheblooddropistoosmall,reapplypressuretogetasufficientblooddrop. • F ormoreinformationregardingbloodglucosetestresults,seeSection2.5,“UnderstandingBlood GlucoseTestResults.” • T oadddetailedinformationtothebloodglucosetest(mealtime,carbs,andhealthevents)see Section2.4,“DetailedBloodGlucoseTestResults.” • I fateststriperroroccurs,removeanddiscardtheusedteststripandrepeatthetestwitha newteststrip. •Becarefulnottoputanyfluidsintotheteststripslot. •Themetercannotbeturnedoffwhenthefollowingscreensaredisplayed: •MatchCodetoVial •ApplySample •Analyzing •bGResult • W henateststripisinthemeter,thebuttonsareinactive.Thebuttonsbecomeactivewhenyouremove theteststriporwhenthetestiscomplete. •Themeterturnsoffautomaticallyinapproximately2minutesifnobuttonsarepressed.
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NOTE Other ways to start a blood glucose test: •FromtheMainMenu,selectbGTestandpress=.Insertateststripintothemeter. •Whenaremindernotificationorthekeylockiconisdisplayed,insertateststripintothemeter. • F romtheMainMenu,selectBolusAdviceandpress=.If“bGTest”isdisplayedinsteadofanactual bloodglucosevalue,thenyoucanstartabloodglucosetestbyselectingbGTest.Ifanactualblood glucosevalueisdisplayed,thenyoucannotstartabloodglucosetestusingthisprocess.
2.4 Detailed Blood Glucose Test Results ThedetailedbGResultscreendisplaysthefollowinginformation: Test Time Status Bar Meal Time Blood Glucose Test Result Carbohydrates Unit of Measure Health Event Active Insulin Displayedonlyifbolus adviceisactivatedand datahasrecentlybeen readfromthepump.
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How to Add Information to a Blood Glucose Result To Change Meal Time: Active Insulin Display: Bolus Advice is not available j S electtheMealTimeentry Themeterdisplaysthe fieldandpress=. calculatedamountofActive j T hebloodglucosetestresultis j S electeitherPreMeal, Insulin. belowthehypowarninglimit. PostMeal,Bedtime,orOther To save the changes and exit j...
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NOTE •YoucanaddinformationonthedetailedbGResultscreenformealtime,carbs,andhealthevents. • R eviewand,ifnecessary,updateinformationformealtime,carbs,andhealtheventstoreceivean accuratebolusrecommendation. • A ctiveinsulinisbolusinsulinthathasbeengiventoloweryourbloodglucose,buthasnotyetbeen fullyused. •Activeinsulinappearsonlyifbolusadviceisactivated. • C alculationoftheamountoftheactiveinsuliniscompletedautomaticallybythemeter.Ifnecessary, themeterroundstheactiveinsulinamount. •Iftheactiveinsulinamountiscalculatedaszero,thenthevalueisdisplayedas0. •Ifactiveinsulindataisnotfound,thenactiveinsulinvalueisdisplayedas“---U.” • I fBolusisselected,thentheConnectingtothePumpscreenappearsbeforetheBolusAdvicescreen isdisplayed.
2.5 Understanding Blood Glucose Test Results ThebGResultscreendisplaysthefollowinginformation: Test Time Test Date Status Bar Blood Glucose Test Result Unit of Measure NOTE • I fthedosedteststripisremovedfromthemeterbeforeresultsorerrorsaredisplayed,abloodglucose testresultwillnotappear. • A fterapproximately3seconds,themeterdisplaysthedetailedbGResultscreen(seeSection2.4, “DetailedBloodGlucoseTestResults”).
2.7 Symptoms of High or Low Blood Glucose Beingawareofthesymptomsofhighorlowbloodglucosecanhelpyouunderstandyourtestresultsand decidewhattodoiftheyseemunusual.Herearethemostcommonsymptoms: • H ighbloodglucose(hyperglycaemia):fatigue,increasedappetiteorthirst,frequenturination,blurred vision,headache,orgeneralaching. • L owbloodglucose(hypoglycaemia):sweating,trembling,blurredvision,rapidheartbeat,tingling,or numbnessaroundmouthorfingertips. WARNING Ifyouareexperiencinganyofthesesymptoms,testyourbloodglucose.Ifyourbloodglucosetest resultisdisplayedasLOorHI,contactyourhealthcareprofessionalimmediately.
3.3 About the Control Solutions •OnlyuseAccu-ChekAvivaControlSolutions. •Themeterautomaticallyrecognizesthecontrolsolution. •Thecontroltestresultsarenotdisplayedinthediary. • W ritethedateyouopenedthecontrolsolutionbottleonthebottlelabel.Thesolutionisgoodfor3months fromthatdateoruntiltheusebydateonthebottlelabel,whichevercomesfirst. •Donotusecontrolsolutionthatispasttheusebydate. •Thesolutioncanstainclothing.Ifyouspillit,washyourclotheswithsoapandwater. •Closethebottletightlyafteruse.
3.4 Performing a Control Test TheControlResultscreendisplaysthefollowinginformation: Test Time Test Date Control Result Unit of Measure Youneedthemeterwithapre-insertedactivationchip,ateststrip,andcontrolsolutionLevel1,Level2,or both.Thecontrollevelisprintedonthebottlelabel.
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Check the Use By Date > Insert Test Strip > Test Control Solution > Control Result j I nsertthegoldenendofa TheApplySamplescreen j C hecktheusebydateonthe teststripintothemeterinthe appears.Theteststripisready teststripcontainer.Donot directionofthearrow.The fortesting. useteststripspasttheuse meterturnson. bydate.
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j S electthecontrolsolutionto j P lacethemeteronaflat j R emovethecontrolbottlecap. test.Youwillenterthelevel surface,likeatable. Wipethetipofthebottlewith laterinthetest. atissue.
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Whentheteststriphasenough Thecontrolresultappearson controlsolution,theAnalyzing thedisplay. screenappears. j S electLeveltodisplaythe j W ipethetipofthebottlewitha controlsolutionlevelpop-up tissueandthencapthebottle menu. tightly. j S queezethebottleuntilatiny dropformsatthetip. j T ouchthedroptothefront edgeoftheyellowwindow oftheteststrip.Donotput controlsolutionontopofthe teststrip.
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j R emoveanddiscardthetest j S electthecontrolsolutionlevel strip. andpress=. j F orinformationon understandingcontroltest results,proceedtothenext section,orselectMenuto savethisresultanddisplaythe MainMenuscreen.
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NOTE • I fateststriperroroccurs,removeanddiscardtheusedteststripandrepeatthetestwithanewtest strip. •Becarefulnottoputanyfluidsintotheteststripslot. • W hentheControlLevelscreenisdisplayedandyouselectCancelwithoutselectingacontrolsolution level,thenNoEntryischosen.ThemeterstoresthecontroltestresultalongwithNoEntryandthen theDetailedControlResultscreenisdisplayed. • W hentheControlLevelscreenisdisplayedandyouturnoffthemeter,orifthemeterauto-powers off,withoutselectingacontrolsolutionlevel,thenNoEntryischosen.Themeterstoresthecontrol testresultalongwithNoEntry. •Other ways to start a control test: • F romtheMainMenu,selectbGTest.Insertateststripintothemeter. • W henaremindernotificationorthekeylockiconisdisplayed,insertateststripintothemeter.
3.5 Understanding Control Test Results ThedetailedControlResultscreendisplaysthefollowinginformation: Test Time Test Date Control Result Control Solution Level Result Unit of Measure WithinrangeorOutofrange Menu SelectMenutosave resultanddisplay MainMenuscreen...
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Example Control Results j W henthecontroltestresult Example isinsidetherangeonthetest Range(mmol/L) stripcontainer,theteststrips Level11.4-3.1 Level214.2-19.1 andthemeterareworking properly. j T helabelonyourtest Ifthecontroltestresultiswithin stripcontainershowsthe theacceptablerange,“Within acceptablerangesforboth range”appearsonthedetailed theLevel1andtheLevel2 ControlResultscreen. controlsolutions.Thetest resultyougetshouldbeinside thisrange.Ensureyouselect andcomparethetestresultto thecorrectlevelofcontrol.For thelevelselected,themeter displayswhethertheresult iswithinoroutsideofthe acceptablerange.
Managing Your Data 4.1Overview 4.2ViewingorModifyingYourData 4.3AddingNewData 4.4ReportingYourData 4.5DownloadingYourDatatoaComputer...
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NOTE • D o not change your therapy based on one individual record or test result in the diary. • T hischaptershowssamplescreens.Thescreensmaylookslightlydifferentfromthescreensonthe meter.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthemeterscreens,contactRoche. • T heinformationinthediaryissavedwhenyoureplacethebatteries.Youneedtocheckthetimeand dateafteryoureplacethebatteries.Formoreinformationonchangingthebatteries,seeChapter7, “CareandMaintenance.” • O nce1,000recordsareinthediarymemory,addinganewrecordcausestheoldestdiaryrecordto bedeleted. •Thecontrolresultsarestoredinmemory,butcannotbereviewedonthemeter. • B eforereviewingdiaryrecordsorcontrolresultswithsoftware,thestoreddiaryrecordsmustfirstbe downloadedtoacompatiblesoftwareapplication.Forproductavailability,pleasecontactRoche. •Controlresultsarenotusedinanyreportorgraph.
4.2 Viewing or Modifying Your Data TheViewDatascreendisplaysthefollowinginformation: Date of Record(s) Carbs Icon Time of Blood Unit of Measure Glucose Test Blood Glucose Test Result Blood Glucose Test Appropriate Bolus Icon Icon Select View Meal Time Icon Changemeterdisplaybetweenblood glucose,bolus,andcarbsviews. Health Event Icon...
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NOTE • I fdataarenotavailable,theNoDataAvailablescreenisdisplayed. • T heViewDatascreendisplaystherecordsintheorderinwhichtheyoccurredwiththemostrecent recordshownontop. •Forthebloodglucosetestresult: •“HI”isdisplayedifthetestresultisabovethemeasurementrange. •“LO”isdisplayedifthetestresultisbelowthemeasurementrange. •Thebloodglucosetestresultisblankifabloodglucosetestvaluedoesnotexist.
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Refer to the following two tables for icon descriptions: Icon Icon Name Description bGTest Iconisdisplayedwheninformationexistsforthisdiary recordregardingabloodglucosetest. MealTime Iconisdisplayedwheninformationexistsforthisdiary recordregardingmealtime. Carbs Iconisdisplayedwheninformationexistsforthisdiary recordregardingcarbs. HealthEvent Iconisdisplayedwheninformationexistsforthisdiary recordregardinghealthevents. StandardBolusNotConfirmed Deliveryhasnotbeenconfirmedbythepump. StandardBolusConfirmed Deliveryhasbeenconfirmedbythepump. MultiwaveBolusNotConfirmed Deliveryhasnotbeenconfirmedbythepump. MultiwaveBolusConfirmed Deliveryhasbeenconfirmedbythepump. ExtendedBolusNotConfirmed Deliveryhasnotbeenconfirmedbythepump.
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Youcanviewadiaryrecordwithitsattributes(bloodglucosevalue,mealtime,carbs,healthevent,and bolus). Main Menu > My Data > View Data j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electViewDataand MyDataandpress=. press=.
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Blood Glucose View: Bolus View: Carbs View: j S hownaboveareViewDatascreensthatdisplayvaluesforbloodglucose,bolus,orcarbs.Tochoose anotherview,press.(apop-upmenuappears).Selecttheviewyouwantandpress=. j P ressxorztoviewotherrecords(thescreenscrollsifthereareadditionalrecords). j T oviewormodifyarecord’sdetails,selecttherecordandpress=.
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NOTE Tocancelchangesorreturnto theViewDetailscreen,select Cancel. j P ress<toviewtheprevious j S electtheentryfieldtomodify recordorpress>toviewthe andpress=. next(newer)record. j M akethechangeintheentry fieldandpress=. To return to the previous j M odifyotherfields,asneeded. screen, select Back. To save the changes and return to the View Detail screen, select Save. To modify a diary record, select Modify and continue to the next step.
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The following fields cannot be modified with the specified condition: Fields Cannot be modified if the … Bolus Bolustypeisconfirmedstandard,extended,ormultiwave Bolus Bloodglucosetestresultwasbelowthehypowarninglimit MealTime Recordhasnobloodglucosevalue MealTime,Carbs,HealthEvent, Recordhasbeenusedforbolusadvice andBolus...
4.3 Adding New Data Youcanadddatatoadiaryrecordforcarbs,health,andbolus.TheAddDatascreendisplaysthefollowing information: Time Entry Field Carbs Entry Field Date Entry Field Health Entry Field Bolus Entry Field Save Appearsoncedatahasbeen enteredtoanentryfield...
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Main Menu > My Data > Add Data j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electAddDataandpress=. j S electanentryfieldand MyDataandpress=. press=. j M akeadditionintheentryfield andpress=. j M akeadditionstootherentry fields,asneeded. To save the changes and return to the My Data screen, select Save.
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NOTE • T hemeterinitiallydisplaysthecurrentdateandthecurrenttime.Youcanchangethedateandtime whenaddingadiaryrecord,althoughthedateandtimecannotbesetinthefuture. • B eforeadiaryrecordcanbesaved,datamustbeentered(notincludingdateandtime).“Save”isnot displayedabove.untildatahasbeenentered. • T ocancelchangesandreturntotheMyDatascreen,selectCancel.
4.4 Reporting Your Data Time Range Blood Glucose Standard Deviation Meal Times Calculatedforthetimerange Number of Tests Usedtocalculatetheaverages andstandarddeviations Blood Glucose Average Calculatedforthetimerange...
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NOTE • I fdataarenotavailabletocalculateaverages,theNoDataAvailablescreenisdisplayed. • S tandarddeviationmeasureshowmuchthebloodglucosetestresultsarescatteredaroundthe bloodglucoseaverage.Alowstandarddeviationmeansthebloodglucosetestresultsaretightly clusteredaroundthebloodglucoseaverage;ahighstandarddeviationmeansthebloodglucosetest resultsarewidelyscatteredaroundthebloodglucoseaverage. •Calculationsdonotincludecorruptresults,controlresults,orHIandLOresults.
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Reporting Your Blood Glucose Averages Themeterdisplaysyourbloodglucoseaveragesandstandarddeviationsforthetimerangeyouchoose (7,14,30,60,or90days). Main Menu > My Data > Reports > bG Averages j F romtheMainMenu,select S electReportsandpress=. j S electbGAveragesand MyDataandpress=. press=.
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Thebloodglucoseaveragesare displayed. j T odisplaybloodglucose averagesforanothertime range(last7,14,30,60,or 90days),presseither<or> toscrollthescreenuntilyou reachthetimerangeyouneed. To return to the Reports screen, select Back.
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Reporting Your Data Trends Themeterdisplaysyourbloodglucoserecordtrendsforthetimerangeyouchoose(last8hours,24hours, 48hours,or7days). Main Menu > My Data > Reports > Trend j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electReportsandpress=. j S electTrendandpress=. MyDataandpress=.
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Trend Graph Screen Time Range Bolus Icon Meal Time Selection Bolus Unit of Measure Blood Glucose Unit of Bolus Amount Indicator Value Measure Carbs Amount Indicator Value Blood Glucose Icon Carbs Unit of Measure Times or Days of Carbs Icon Month Bolus Value Arrow...
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Follow these tips to get the most value from My Data reports: • I fyoudeliveredabolusdirectlyonthepump,gotoMyDataonthemetertoreceivethebolusinformation automatically.Dothisbeforeyournextbloodglucosetest. • R eplacethebatterieswhentheLowBatteryiconappears.Thismaintainsthecommunicationbetween meterandpump.
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NOTE • I fdataarenotavailabletodisplaythetrendgraph,theNoDataAvailablescreenisdisplayed. •Trendgraphsdonotincludecorruptresultsorcontrolresults. • T rendgraphdataisclearedifbolusadvicedataiscleared. • I f (timechangeicon)isshownatthebottomoftheTrendGraphscreen,thetimeanddateofoneormore datapointsinthetrendgraphmaynotmatchthetimestampinMyDatabecausethemeterclockhasbeen changed.Alltimesinthetrendgraphshowthedatarelativetothecurrentmetertime. Forexample: 1.YoutakeabGtestandthevalueisstoredinthemeterat9:00. 2.Themetertimeischangedahead1hour. 3.ThebGdataonthetrendgraphisshownat10:00. • O ntherightsideofthegraph,theMaximumBolusAmountIndicatorisahorizontallinewiththecorresponding valueshownaboveit.ThepurposeofthisindicatoristoscalethetopportionofthegraphfortheBolusValue bluebars.TheMaximumBolusAmountIndicatorvaluesavailableonthemeterare1,5,15,30,and60U.The indicatordisplayedisbasedonthesinglelargestbolusinsulinamountdeliveredforthetimerangechosen.For example,ifthelargestbolusdeliveredduringthechosentimerangeis8U,thenthemeterwillscaletheupper graphtobebetween0and15U. • O ntherightsideofthegraph,theMaximumCarbsAmountIndicatorisahorizontallinewiththecorresponding valueshownbelowit.ThepurposeofthisindicatoristoscalethebottomportionofthegraphfortheCarb Valuedarkorangebars.TheMaximumCarbsAmountIndicatorvaluesavailableonthemeterare30,60,120, 180,and240g,ortheequivalentscaleforBE,KE,orCC.Theindicatordisplayedisbasedonthesinglelargest carbsamountforthetimerangechosen.Forexample,ifthelargestcarbsamountforthechosentimerangeis 86g,thenthemeterwillscalethelowergraphtobebetween0and120g. •SelectTabletochangethedisplaytotheTableView.Thetimerangeremainsthesame.
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Trend Graph j T odisplayatrendgraphfor j P ress.todisplaytheTable anothermealtimeselection (proceedtothenextsection (Overall,PreMeal,PostMeal, formoreinformation). Bedtime,orOther),press eitherxorztohighlight To return to the Reports themealtimeselectionfield screen, select Back. (immediatelybelowthetime rangewhichisatthetopof j T odisplayatrendgraphfor thescreen).Presseither<or> anothertimerange(last untilyoureachthemealtime 8hours,24hours,48hours, selectionyouneed. or7days),pressxtohighlight thetimerangeselectionfield (topofscreen).Presseither <or>untilyoureachthetime rangeyouneed.
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Trend Table Screen Time Range Carbs Icon with Carbs Unit of Measure Meal Time Selection Bolus Icon with the Bolus Unit Date of Records of Measure Blood Glucose Icon with Blood Glucose Unit of Measure Time Change Icon Onlyshownwhenmeter timehasbeenchangedfor thisdata...
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NOTE j P ress.todisplaytheGraph Themetersavesthecurrentsettings(timerange,mealtime,and (seeprevioussectionformore tableview)whenyouselectBackorwhenthemeterpowersoff. information). To return to the Reports screen, select Back.
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Reporting Your Standard Day Themeterdisplays(forastandardday)yourbloodglucoseaverages,numberoftests,andstandard deviationswithinpredeterminedtimeblocksforthetimerangeyouchoose(last7,14,30,60,or90days). Main Menu > My Data > Reports > Standard Day j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electStandardDayand j S electReportsandpress=. MyDataandpress=. press=.
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Standard Day Graph Screen Time Range Box for Each Time Block • “ X”incentreofboxindicatesthe Meal Time Selection averageofallbloodglucosetest Blood Glucose Unit of resultsfortheselectedcriteria. Measure • T hetopoftheboxindicates1standard deviationabovetheaverageandthe Blood Glucose Icon bottomoftheboxindicates1standard Time of Day deviationbelowtheaverage.Thebox Warning Limit Hypo Level isnotdisplayediftherearenotenough...
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Standard Day Table Screen Time Range Standard Deviation (SD) Meal Time Selection Number of Tests Time Block Blood Glucose Average...
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NOTE •Ifdataarenotavailabletodisplaythestandarddaytable,theNoDataAvailablescreenisdisplayed. •Standarddaytablecalculationsdonotincludecorruptresults,controlresults,orHIandLOresults. • F orastandarddeviationtobedisplayedforagiventimeblock,theremusthavebeentwoormore testsrecordedduringthetimeblock.
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Standard Day Table j T odisplayastandarddaytable j T odisplayastandarddaytable foranothertimerange(last7, foranothermealtimeselection 14,30,60,or90days),press (Overall,PreMeal,PostMeal, Bedtime,orOther),press xtohighlightthetimerange selectionfield(topofscreen). eitherxorztohighlight Presseither<or>untilyou themealtimeselectionfield reachthetimerangeyouneed. (immediatelybelowthetime rangewhichisatthetopof j P ressxorztoscrollscreen. thescreen).Presseither<or> untilyoureachthemealtime selectionyouneed.
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NOTE j P ress.todisplaytheGraph Themetersavesthecurrentsettings(timerange,mealtime,and (seeprevioussectionformore tableview)whenyouselectBackorwhenthemeterpowersoff. information). To return to the Reports screen, select Back.
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Reporting Your Standard Week Themeterdisplays(forastandardweek)yourbloodglucoseaverages,numberoftests,andstandard deviationsforeachdayoftheweekforthetimerangeyouchoose(last7,14,30,60,or90days). Main Menu > My Data > Reports > Standard Week j S electReportsandpress=. j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electStandardWeekand MyDataandpress=. press=.
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Standard Week Graph Screen Time Range Arrow Indicatesbloodglucoseaverageisoffthe Meal Time Selection topofthegraph(“X”isnotdisplayed) Blood Glucose Unit of Box for Each Time Block Measure • “ X”incentreofboxindicatestheaverage Blood Glucose Icon ofallbloodglucosetestresultsforthe selectedcriteria. Day of Week • T hetopoftheboxindicates1standard Warning Limit Hypo Level deviationabovetheaverageandthe...
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NOTE • I fdataarenotavailabletodisplaythestandardweekgraph,theNoDataAvailablescreenis displayed. •Thestandardweekgraphdoesnotincludecorruptresults,controlresults,HIvalues,orLOvalues.
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Standard Week Graph j T odisplayastandardweek j P ress.todisplaytheTable graphforanothermealtime (proceedtothenextsectionfor selection(Overall,PreMeal, moreinformation). PostMeal,Bedtime,orOther), To return to the Reports presseitherxorzto screen, select Back. highlightthemealtime selectionfield(immediately belowthetimerangewhichis j T odisplayastandardweek atthetopofthescreen).Press graphforanothertimerange either<or>untilyoureach (last7,14,30,60,or90days), themealtimeselectionyou pressxtohighlightthetime need. rangeselectionfield(topof screen).Presseither<or> untilyoureachthetimerange youneed....
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Standard Week Table Screen Time Range Standard Deviation (SD) Meal Time Selection Number of Tests Day of Week Blood Glucose Average NOTE •Ifdataarenotavailabletodisplaythestandardweektable,theNoDataAvailablescreenisdisplayed. •Standardweektablecalculationsdonotincludecorruptresults,controlresults,orHIandLOresults. • F orastandarddeviationtobedisplayedforagivendayoftheweek,theremusthavebeentwoor moretestsrecordedduringtheday.
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Standard Week Table j T odisplayastandardweek j T odisplayastandardweek tableforanothertimerange graphforanothermealtime (last7,14,30,60,or90days), selection(Overall,PreMeal, selectthetimerangeselection PostMeal,Bedtime,orOther), field(topofscreen).Press presseitherxorzto either<or>untilyoureach highlightthemealtime thetimerangeyouneed. selectionfield(immediately belowthetimerangewhichis j P ressxorztoscrollscreen. atthetopofthescreen).Press either<or>untilyoureach themealtimeselectionyou need.
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NOTE j P ress.todisplaytheGraph Themetersavesthecurrentsettings(timerange,mealtime,and (seeprevioussectionformore tableview)whenyouselectBackorwhenthemeterpowersoff. information). To return to the Reports screen, select Back.
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Reporting Your Target Themeterdisplaysapiechartillustratingyourbloodglucoserecordsas“Above,”“Within,”“Below,”and “Hypo”forthetimerangeyouchoose(last7,14,30,60,or90days). Main Menu > My Data > Reports > Target j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electTargetandpress=. j S electReportsandpress=. MyDataandpress=.
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Target Graph Screen Time Range Meal Time Selection Legend Pie Chart Bloodglucosetestresult Representsthepercentagesforthe categories bloodglucosetestresultcategories NOTE •Ifdataarenotavailabletodisplaythetargetgraph,theNoDataAvailablescreenisdisplayed. •Thetargetgraphdoesnotincludecorruptresults,controlresults,orHIandLOresults.
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Target Graph j T odisplayatargetgraphfor j P ress.todisplaytheTable anothermealtimeselection (proceedtothenextsectionfor (Overall,PreMeal,PostMeal, moreinformation). Bedtime,orOther),press To return to the Reports eitherxorztohighlight screen, select Back. themealtimeselectionfield (immediatelybelowthetime rangewhichisatthetopof j T odisplayatargetgraphfor thescreen).Presseither<or> anothertimerange(last7,14, untilyoureachthemealtime 30,60,or90days),selectthe selectionyouneed. timerangeselectionfield(top ofscreen).Presseither<or> untilyoureachthetimerange youneed.
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Target Table Screen Time Range Meal Time Selection Legend Percentage of Occurrence Bloodglucosetestresult categories NOTE • I fresultsordataarenotavailablefortheselectedtimeperiodandmealtime,theNoDataAvailable screenisdisplayed. •Thetargettabledoesnotincludecorruptresults,controlresults,orHIandLOresults.
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Target Table j T odisplayatargettablefor j P ress.todisplaytheTarget anothermealtimeselection Graph(seeprevioussectionfor (Overall,PreMeal,PostMeal, moreinformation). Bedtime,orOther),press To return to the Reports eitherxorztohighlight screen, select Back. themealtimeselectionfield (immediatelybelowthetime rangewhichisatthetopof j T odisplayatargettablefor thescreen).Presseither<or> anothertimerange(last7,14, untilyoureachthemealtime 30,60,or90days),selectthe selectionyouneed. timerangeselectionfield(top ofscreen).Presseither<or> untilyoureachthetimerange youneed.
4.5 Downloading Your Data to a Computer Youcantransferyourstoredresultstoacomputertotrack,identifypatterns,andprint. j I nstallthesoftwareaccording j R unthesoftwareprogramme totheinstructions. andfollowtheinstructions j C onnectthecomputercable abouthowtodownload accordingtotheinstructions. information.Ensurethe softwareisreadytoaccept datafromthemeter. j F romtheMainMenu,select MyDataandpress=.
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Infrared(IR)Window j S electDataTransferand j L ocatetheinfrared(IR)window j F ollowthepromptsonyour press=. onthetopofthemeter. computersoftwaretostartthe j L ocatetheIRwindowonthe datatransfer. computer’sinfraredcable. j P ointthetwoIRwindows towardeachother.Theyshould be3to10cmapart.
5.1 Overview YouhavetheflexibilitytochangetheAccu-ChekAvivaComboMetersettingsthatyouinitiallyselected duringtheSetupWizardprocess.Youcanmakeadjustmentstothemetersettingsinordertomeetchanging conditions.Consultwithyourhealthcareprofessionaltoensuretheappropriatesettingsareselected. Settings: Important Information • W heneditingasetting,anyunsavedchangesarediscardedifthemeterturnsofforifateststripis insertedintothemeter. •Itisimportanttoensurethatthetimeanddatearecorrectlysetinordertocreateaccuratediaryrecords. • I fyouchangethepumptimeanddate,themetertimeanddatewillautomaticallysynchronizetomatchthe pump. NOTE B loodglucoseandbGareinterchangeableandmeanthesamething.
5.2 Setting bG Test Reminders: After High bG, After Low bG, After Meal bG Test Reminders: Important Information • A tthescheduledtime,themeterturnsonanddisplaysthereminder(ifateststriphasnotbeeninserted). However,ifthemeterisalreadyonwhenthereminderisscheduledandnobloodglucosetestwas performed,thereminderisdisplayedwhenthemeterpowersdown. •Dismissthereminderbypressing.. • R eschedule(snooze)thereminderbypressing,.ThesnoozetimeforAfterHighbGis15minutes. ThesnoozetimeforAfterLowbGandAfterMealis5minutes. • I fnotdismissedorsnoozed,thereminderisdisplayedatotaloffourtimesatintervalsof2minutes, afterwhichthemeterdismissesthereminder. • W henyouperformabloodglucosetest,themeterdismissesanybGtestreminderswhicharepending withinthenext30minutes.Ifnecessary,anewreminderisscheduledbaseduponthebloodglucosetest result. •Formoreinformation,seeChapter6,“Icons,Reminders,Warnings,andErrors.”...
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Main Menu > Settings > Reminders > bG Test Reminders j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electRemindersand j S electbGTestRemindersand Settingsandpress=. press=. press=.
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To Change the bG Threshold: j S electthebGThresholdentry fieldandpress=. j S etthebGThresholdleveland press=. To Change the Remind After Time: j S electtheRemindAfterentry To Turn the After High bG j S electeitherAfterHighbG, fieldandpress=. Reminder On or Off: AfterLowbG,orAfterMeal j S ettheamountoftimeaftera j...
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To Change the Remind After Time: j S electtheRemindAfterentry fieldandpress=. j S ettheamountoftimeaftera lowbloodglucosetestresult youwanttoberemindedto retestyourbloodglucoseand To Turn the After Low bG To Turn the After Meal press=. Reminder On or Off: Reminder On or Off: j S electtheReminderentryfield j...
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NOTE To Change the Remind After • R emindAfterisdisplayed Time: as“HH:MM”(e.g.,1:30) j S electtheRemindAfterentry where“H”ishourand“M” fieldandpress=. isminute. j S ettheamountoftimeafter • W henthemeteris ameal(carbentrylargerthan displayingtheRemindAfter thesnacksize)youwanttobe Mealscreenforthefirst remindedtoretestyourblood IfyouchangedtheSnack time,ifbolusadvicehas glucoseandpress=. Size,theAfterMealscreenis notbeensetup,thedefault To save the changes, select displayed. forSnackSizeisnoentry Save....
5.3 Setting Alarm Clock Reminders: bG Test, Other Alarmclockremindersareahelpfulwaytoremindyoutotestyourbloodglucose,orforanyotherdaily appointment.Youcansetuptoeightremindersperday. Alarm Clock Reminders: Important Information • A tthescheduledtime,themeterturnsonanddisplaysthereminder(ifateststriphasnotbeeninserted). However,ifthemeterisalreadyonwhenthereminderisscheduled(andnobloodglucosetestwas performedforanAlarmClockbGTestReminder),thereminderisdisplayedwhenthemeterpowersdown. • A larmClockbGTest:Dismissthereminderbypressing..Reschedule(snooze)thereminderfor 15minutesbypressing,. • A larmClockOther:Dismisstheremindereitherbypressing.orbyinsertingateststrip. Reschedule(snooze)thereminderfor15minutesbypressing,. • I fnotdismissedorsnoozed,thereminderisdisplayedatotaloffourtimesatintervalsof2minutes, afterwhichthemeterdismissesthereminder. • W henyouperformabloodglucosetest,themeterdismissesAlarmClockbGTestreminderswhichare pendingwithinthenext30minutes. •Formoreinformation,seeChapter6,“Icons,Reminders,Warnings,andErrors.”...
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Main Menu > Settings > Reminders > Alarm Clock j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electRemindersand j S electAlarmClockand Settingsandpress=. press=. press=.
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NOTE To Turn Off a Reminder: • T ocancelchangesorreturn j S electthetypeofReminder totheRemindersscreen, entryfield(i.e.,bGTestor selectCancel. Other)andpress=. j S electOffandpress=. • T imefortheAlarmClock j R epeattheabovestepstoturn reminderscanbesetin offadditionalreminders. 15-minuteincrements, where“HH”ishour, To Turn On or Change a To save the changes and “MM”isminutes,and...
5.4 Setting Date Reminders: Dr. Visit, Lab Test, Infusion Set Change DateremindersareahelpfulwaytoremindyouofanupcomingDr.visitorlabtest.Inaddition,youcanset upanongoingreminderforaninfusionsetchangefortheintervalyouchoose(1day,2days,or3days). Date Reminders: Important Information •Displayedwhenyouturnonthemeterandateststriphasnotbeeninserted. •Dismisstheremindereitherbypressing.orbyinsertingateststrip. •Formoreinformation,seeChapter6,“Icons,Reminders,Warnings,andErrors.”...
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Main Menu > Settings > Reminders > Date Reminders j S electDateRemindersand j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electRemindersand press=. Settingsandpress=. press=.
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To Set the Date: j S electtheDateentryfieldand press=. j S ettheDayandpress=. j S ettheMonthandpress=. j S ettheYearandpress=. To Set the Time (Optional): j S electtheTimeentryfieldand To Turn the Dr. Visit Reminder j S electeitherDr.Visit,LabTest, press=. On or Off: orInfusionSetChangeand j S ettheTimeandpress=. j...
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To Set the Time (Optional): j S electtheTimeentryfieldand press=. j S ettheTimeandpress=. To save the changes and return to the Date Reminders screen, select Save. To Turn the Lab Test To Turn the Infusion Set Reminder On or Off: Change Reminder On or Off: j...
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NOTE • S ettingatimeforaDateReminderisoptional.Ifyouchoosenottosetatime,ensuretheTimeentry fieldvalueis“--:--”(noentry). • T ocancelchangesortoreturntotheDateRemindersscreen,selectCancel. • T imefortheDr.VisitReminderandtheLabTestRemindercanbesetin15-minuteincrements,where “HH”ishour,“MM”isminutes,andwith“am”or“pm”forthe12-hourformat. • D ateRemindersdonotautomaticallyturnonthemeteranddisplaytheReminder.DateReminders onlyoccurwhenyoupoweronthemeterontheappropriatedate....
5.5 Setting Bolus Advice for the First Time Set Up Bolus Advice IfyoudidnotsetupbolusadvicewhenyouwentthroughtheSetupWizardandhavenowdecidedtoutilize bolusadvice,proceedwiththissection.Onceyoudosetupbolusadvice,youcannotturnitoff. ItissuggestedthatyoureviewtheinformationintheGettingStartedGuidebeforecontinuing.Priorto settinguptimeblocksforbolusadvice,itisrecommendedthatyoudecidehowmanytimeblocksyou needandalsodeterminethestart/endtimes.Talktoyourhealthcareprofessionalaboutarrangingyour timeblockstohelpbestmanageyourdiabetes.Foreachtimeblock,youcansetupdifferentbloodglucose targetranges,carbratios,andinsulinsensitivitiestoaccommodateyourdifferinginsulinneedsthroughout theday.
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Time Blocks > Bolus Advice Screen Time Block Start Time Time Block End Time Target Range Lower Target Range Upper Value Value Carb Ratio–Number of Carbs Carb Ratio–Number of Insulin Units scrolldown Insulin Sensitivity– Scroll Bar Number of Insulin Units Insulin Sensitivity–Change in Glucose Level...
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Main Menu > Settings > Bolus Advice j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electBolusAdviceand j I fyoudoNOTwanttosetup Settingsandpress=. press=. bolusadvice,selectNoto returntotheSettingsscreen. j T osetupbolusadvice,select Yesandcontinuetothenext step.
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scrolldown To Change Time Blocks: j T ocontinue,selectNext. j S electatimeblocktoeditand press=. To Change the End Time: j S electtheEndTimeentryfield andpress=. j S ettheEndTimeand press=.
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To Change the Target Range: To Change the Insulin j S electtheentryfieldforthe Sensitivity: lowervalueoftheTarget j S electtheentryfieldforthe Rangeandpress=. numberofInsulinUnitsand j S etthevalueandpress=. press=. j S electtheentryfieldforthe j S etthenumberofInsulinUnits uppervalueoftheTarget andpress=. Rangeandpress=. j S electtheentryfieldforthe Thecarbratioandinsulin j S etthevalueandpress=. InsulinSensitivityleveland sensitivityarecopiedtoalltime...
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j R eturntoStep5tochange j S electtheEndTimeentryfield j S electtheEndTimeentryfield anotherTimeBlock. andpress=. andpress=. j C ontinueinordertoadd j S ettheEndTimeofthe j S ettheEndTimetomatchthe orremoveTimeBlocks, selectedtimeblockandpress starttimeoftheTimeBlock otherwiseselectNextand andpress=. =.Thiswillbethestarttime proceedtoStep8. oftheaddedtimeblock. j T osavethechangesand j T osavethechangesand returntotheTimeBlocks To Add a Time Block: returntotheTimeBlocks...
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To Change the Acting Time: j S electtheActingTimeentry fieldandpress=. j S ettheActingTimeduration andpress=. To Change the Offset Time: j S electtheOffsetTimeentry fieldandpress=. To Change the Health Events: To Change the Meal Rise: j S ettheOffsetTimeduration j S electtheentryfieldofthe j S electtheMealRiseentryfield andpress=.
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j S electOK. j T oreturntotheSettings screen,selectBack....
5.6 Setting Time Blocks, Health Events, Advice Options: Bolus Advice Set Up Ifbolusadvicehasbeensetup,usethissectionfor: •Addingorremovingtimeblocks •Changingthetimeofdaywhentimeblocksoccur •Changingthevaluesfortargetrange,carbratio,andinsulinsensitivityforanytimeblock •Changinghealtheventpercentages •Changingadviceoptions(mealrise,snacksize,actingtime,offsettime) Beforecontinuing,itisrecommendedthatyoureviewtheGettingStartedGuide,determinehowmanytime blocksyouneed,anddeterminethestart/endtimesforeachtimeblock.Tohelpbestmanageyourdiabetes, talktoyourhealthcareprofessionalaboutarrangingyourtimeblocks,includingsettingupdifferentblood glucosetargetranges,carbratios,andinsulinsensitivitiesforeachtimeblock.
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Setting Time Blocks–Bolus Advice is Set Up Main Menu > Settings > Bolus Advice > Time Blocks j S electTimeBlocksand j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electBolusAdviceand press=. Settingsandpress=. press=.
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j S electtheEndTimeentryfield To Add or Remove Time j S electtheEndTimeentryfield andpress=. Blocks: andpress=. j S ettheEndTimeofthe Ifyoudonotneedtoaddor j S ettheEndTimetomatchthe selectedTimeBlockandpress removetimeblocks,then starttimeoftheTimeBlock proceedto“ToChangetheTime =.Thiswillbethestarttime andpress=. oftheaddedtimeblock. Blocks.” j T osavethechangesand j T osavethechangesand returntotheTimeBlocks To Add a Time Block: returntotheTimeBlocks...
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To Change the Target Range: To Change the Insulin j S electtheentryfieldforthe Sensitivity: lowervalueoftheTarget j S electtheentryfieldforthe Rangeandpress=. numberofInsulinUnitsand j S etthevalueandpress=. press=. j S electtheentryfieldforthe j S etthenumberofInsulinUnits uppervalueoftheTarget andpress=. Rangeandpress=. j S electtheentryfieldforthe To Change the End Time: j...
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j T ochangeanothertimeblock, selectthetimeblockand press=.ReturntoStep5. j T oreturntotheBolusAdvice screen,selectBack.
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Setting Health Events–Bolus Advice is Set Up Main Menu > Settings > Bolus Advice > Health Events j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electBolusAdviceand j S electHealthEventsand Settingsandpress=. press=. press=.
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To Change the Health Events: j S electtheentryfieldofthe HealthEventtobechanged andpress=. j S etthepercentageand press=. j R epeatthepreviousstepsto changeotherHealthEvents. To save the changes and return to the Bolus Advice screen, select Save.
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Setting Bolus Advice Options–Bolus Advice is Set Up Main Menu > Settings > Bolus Advice > Advice Options j S electAdviceOptionsand j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electBolusAdviceand press=. Settingsandpress=. press=.
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IfyoudidnotchangetheSnack To Change the Snack Size: Size,themeterreturnstothe j S electtheSnackSizeentry BolusAdvicescreen. fieldandpress=. j S ettheSnackSizeamount andpress=. To Change the Acting Time: j S electActingTimeentryfield andpress=. To Change the Meal Rise: j S ettheActingTimeduration j S electtheMealRiseentryfield andpress=. andpress=. j S ettheMealRiselimitand IfyouchangedtheSnackSize,...
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Main Menu > Settings > Meter > Warning Limits j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electMeterandpress=. j S electWarningLimitsand Settingsandpress=. press=.
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To save the changes and return to the Meter Menu screen, select Save. To Change the Hyper Blood Glucose Level: j S electtheHyperentryfield andpress=. j S ettheHyper(upper)blood glucoselevelandpress=. To Change the Hypo Blood Glucose Level: j S electtheHypoentryfieldand press=. j S ettheHypo(lower)blood glucoselevelandpress=.
5.8 Turning Key Lock On or Off Thekeylockfeatureallowsyoutolockallofthebuttonsonthemeter,exceptforthepoweron/offbutton. Thisservesasasafetymeasureagainstunintentionalactivationofmeterfunctions.
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Main Menu > Settings > Meter > Key Lock j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electMeterandpress=. j S electKeyLockandpress=. Settingsandpress=.
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Key Lock: Important Information j W henthebuttonsarelocked, youcanstillturnthemeteron andoff.Youcanalsoadjustthe backlight. j T hebuttonsareunlocked when: j P ress=todisplaytheKey Ifthebuttonsarelockedwhen • A teststripisinsertedinto Lockpop-upmenu. youturnonthemeter,theKey themeter j S electOnorOff. Lockscreenisdisplayed. • T hemeteristurnedonand j T ounlockthebuttons,press apumperrororapump To save the change and return andhold,and.atthe...
5.9 Setting the Language Youcanselectalanguagefromthepredefinedlist....
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Main Menu > Settings > Meter > Language j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electMeterandpress=. j S electLanguageand Settingsandpress=. press=.
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j P ress=todisplaythe Languageoptions. j S electthedesiredLanguage andpress=. To save the change and return to the Meter Menu screen, select Save.
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Main Menu > Settings > Meter > Units j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electMeterandpress=. j S electUnitsandpress=. Settingsandpress=.
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NOTE Formoreinformationontheunitsforcarbohydratesand carbohydrateequivalents,seeAppendixB,“CarbUnits.” j P ress=todisplaythelistof unitsforcarbs. j S electtheunits(Grams,BE, KE,orCC)andpress=. To save the change and return to the Meter Menu screen, select Save.
5.11 Turning Bluetooth Wireless Technology On or Off ® Main Menu > Settings > Meter > Bluetooth j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electMeterandpress=. j S electBluetoothandpress=. Settingsandpress=.
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j T oturnBluetoothwireless technologyeitherOnorOff, pressandhold*untilthe Bluetoothwirelesstechnology iconchanges.Release*. To save the change and return to the Meter Menu screen, select Back.
5.13 Setting the Beeper, Vibrate, and Key Sound Youcansetupthemeterforsoundmodeand/orvibrationmode.Themeterfeaturesdifferentsound (beeper)tones.Soundsmayoccurfor: •Buttonpresses •Errors •Warnings •Reminders NOTE •Beeperandvibratecannotbothbeturnedoffatthesametime. •WhenKeySoundison,themeterbeepseachtimeabuttonispressed. •Evenwhenthebeeperisturnedoff,themeterstillbeepswhenanerrormessageoccurs. • W heninthelowbatterycondition,themeterusesthemediumbeeperlevel(ifthebeeperlevelis settohigh)anddisablesvibrate.Inthelowbatterycondition,themainmenuscreenwillcontinue todisplaytheiconsforvibrationandbeeper,unlessyouhavesetthemtoOff.Afterthebatteriesare replacedwithnewones,themeterreturnstothebeeper/vibratesettingsyouhaveset.
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Main Menu > Settings > Sound/Vibrate j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electSound/Vibrateand To Change the Beeper Sound Settingsandpress=. press=. Level: j S electtheBeeperentryfield andpress=. j S electtheBeeperSoundLevel (Off,Low,Medium,orHigh) andpress=. To Turn the Vibration On or Off: j S electtheVibrateentryfield andpress=. j...
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To Change the Key Sound: j S electtheKeySoundentry fieldandpress=. j S electtheKeySoundmode (OnorOff)andpress=. To save the changes and return to the Settings Menu screen, select Save.
5.14 Setting the Time Format, Time, and Date NOTE • I tisrecommendedyousetthedateandtimeonthepump(thedateandtimeonthemeterwill automaticallysynchronizetomatchthepump). • C hangingthedateandtimewillimpacttheTrendGraphandtheTrendTable(see“ReportingYour DataTrends”inSection4.4,“ReportingYourData”). • F or12-hourtimeformat,timeisdisplayedas“HH:MMA/P”(example:3:53pm)andfor24-hourtime format,timeisdisplayedas“HH:MM”(example:15:53)where“H”ishourand“M”isminute. • T hedateformatisdisplayedas“DDMMMYY”(example:02Feb08)where“D”isday,“M”ismonth, and“Y”isyear.
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Main Menu > Settings > Time/Date j F romtheMainMenu,select j S electTime/Dateand To Change the Time Format: Settingsandpress=. press=. j S electtheTimeFormatentry fieldandpress=. j S elect12-hror24-hrTime Formatandpress=. To Change the Time: j S electtheTimeentryfieldand press=. j S ettheHourandpress=. j S ettheMinutesandpress=. j...
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To Change the Date: j S electtheDateentryfieldand press=. j S ettheDayandpress=. j S ettheMonthandpress=. j S ettheYearandpress=. To save the changes and return to the Settings Menu screen, select Save.
5.15 Setting Time Blocks: Bolus Advice Not Set Up Thissectionisforchanging,adding,andremovingtimeblocksonlyifbolusadvicehasnotbeensetup. Foreachtimeblock,youcansetupdifferentbloodglucosetargetranges.Itissuggestedthatyoureview theGettingStartedGuidebeforecontinuing.Priortosettinguptimeblocks,itisrecommendedthatyou determinehowmanytimeblocksyouneedandalsodeterminethestart/endtimes.Talktoyourhealthcare professionalaboutarrangingyourtimeblocksinordertohelpbestmanageyourdiabetes. Target Range Lower Value Time Block End Time Target Range Upper Value...
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Change End Time, Target Range Lower Value, and/or Target Range Upper Value Main Menu > Settings > Time Blocks j S electthetimeblocktoedit j F romtheMainMenu,select TimeBlocksdoesnotappearif andpress=. Settingsandpress=. bolusadvicehasbeensetup. j S electTimeBlocksand press=.
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To save the changes and return to the Time Blocks screen, select Save. To Change the End Time: j R epeatSteps3and4to j S electtheEndTimeentryfield changeanothertimeblock. andpress=. Otherwise,selectBackto j S ettheEndTimeand returntotheSettingsscreen. press=. To Change the Target Range: j S electtheentryfieldforthe lowervalueoftheTarget...
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NOTE • W henyousettheendtime,themetersetsthisendtimeasthestarttimeforthenexttimeblock. •Theendtimecanbesetin30-minuteincrements. •Tocancelchangespress,.
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Add a Time Block Main Menu > Settings > Time Blocks j S electthelasttimeblock j F romtheMainMenu,select TimeBlocksdoesnotappearif Settingsandpress=. bolusadvicehasbeensetup. andpress=. j S electTimeBlocksand press=.
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j U pdatetheEndTimesand TargetRangesforalltime blocks,asneeded.See “ChangeEndTime,Target RangeLowerValue,and/or TargetRangeUpperValue”in thissection. j S electtheEndTimeentryfield andpress=. j S ettheEndTimeofthe selectedTimeBlockand press=.Thiswillbethestart timeoftheaddedtimeblock. To save the changes and return to the Time Blocks screen, select Save.
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Remove a Time Block Main Menu > Settings > Time Blocks j F romtheMainMenu,select TimeBlocksdoesnotappearif j S electtheTimeBlockyou wanttoremoveandpress=. Settingsandpress=. bolusadvicehasbeensetup. j S electTimeBlocksand press=.
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j U pdatetheEndTimes andTargetRangesforthe remainingtimeblocks,as needed. See“ChangeEnd Time,TargetRangeLower Value,and/orTargetRange UpperValue”inthissection. j S electtheEndTimeentryfield andpress=. j S ettheEndTimetomatchthe starttimeoftheTimeBlock andpress=. To save the changes and return to the Time Blocks screen, select Save.
6.3 Confirming a Reminder, Warning, or Error Toconfirm(ordismiss)mostremindersorwarnings,press..Someerrormessagesrequireadifferent confirmation,suchas“RetestwithnewStrip”or“Replacebatteriesnow.”Toplacesomeremindersinthe snoozemode,press,.Seethefollowingsectionsformoredetailsonaspecificreminder,warning,orerror....
6.4 List of Reminders Reminder Screen Example Reminder Icon Reminder Title Snooze Reminder Message Reschedulethereminder. Thisisnotavailableforall Dismiss reminders. NOTE •Themeterbeepswhenitdisplaysanyreminderifthebeepersettingison. • T hemetervibrateswhenitdisplaysanyofthefollowingremindersifthevibratesettingison:After MealRetest,bGTest,HighbGRetest,LowbGRetest,andOther.
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Forinstructionsonhowtosetupmeterreminders,seeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings.”Thereminders availableonthemeterare: Reminder Title Reminder Message Left Soft Key Right Soft Key Snooze Time AfterMealRetest CarbsentryhigherthanSnack Snooze Dismiss 5minutes Sizesetting.Retest. bGTest ItistimeforyourscheduledbG Snooze Dismiss 15minutes test Dr.VisitToday If the Dr. Visit time has been Dismiss set: YouhaveaDr.Appointment todayat(SettingsDr.VisitTime) Or, if the Dr. Visit time has not been set: YouhaveaDr.Appointment...
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Reminder Title Reminder Message Left Soft Key Right Soft Key Snooze Time Dr.VisitTomorrow If the Dr. Visit time has been Dismiss set: YouhaveaDr.Appointment tomorrowat(SettingsDr.Visit Time)¹ Or, if the Dr. Visit time has not been set: YouhaveaDr.Appointment tomorrow HighbGRetest HighbGResultonlasttest. Snooze Dismiss 15minutes Retest.
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Reminder Title Reminder Message Left Soft Key Right Soft Key Snooze Time If the lab test time has been LabTestToday Dismiss set: YouhaveaLabTesttodayat (SettingsLabTestTime) Or, if the lab test time has not been set: YouhaveaLabTesttoday LabTestTomorrow If the lab test time has been Dismiss set: YouhaveaLabTesttomorrowat...
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Reminders: Important Information • W hentwoormoreeventremindersoccuratthesametime,themeterdisplaystheeventreminderwith thehighestpriorityfirst: 1.bGTestReminders(AfterHighbG,AfterLowbG,andAfterMeal) 2.AlarmClockReminders(bGTestandOther) 3.DateReminders(Dr.Visit,LabTest,andInfusionSetChange) Thefollowingoccurwhentheparticularreminderisenabledandscheduled: Dr. Visit Today, Dr. Visit Tomorrow, Lab Test Today, and Lab Test Tomorrow Reminders •Displayedwhenyouturnonthemeterandateststriphasnotbeeninserted. •Dismisstheremindereitherbypressing.orbyinsertingateststrip. Infusion Set Change Reminder •Displayedwhenyouturnonthemeterandateststriphasnotbeeninserted. •Dismissthereminderbypressing.. •Snoozetheremindereitherbypressing,orbyinsertingateststrip.
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Low bG Retest Reminder • W henyourbloodglucosetestresultislessthanthelowbloodglucosethresholdsettingyouhavesetup (seeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings”),thenthemeterschedulesaLowbGRetestreminderforthe timedurationyouhavesetup.Themetermaintainsthedurationofthisscheduledreminderregardlessof metertimeanddatechanges. • A tthescheduledtime,themeterturnsonanddisplaysthereminder(ifateststriphasnotbeeninserted). • I fthemeterisalreadyonwhenthereminderisscheduledandnobloodglucosetestwasperformed,the reminderisdisplayedwhenthemeterpowersdown. • W henthemeterdisplaysthereminderandyoudonotpressanymeterbuttonswithin30seconds,the meterturnsoffanddisplaysthereminderagainin2minutes.Afterthefourthtimethemeterdisplaysthe reminder,thenthemeterdismissesthereminder. •Dismissthereminderbypressing.. •Snoozethereminderfor5minuteseitherbypressing,orbyinsertingateststrip. • W henyouperformabloodglucosetest,themeterdismissesanyLowbGRetestreminderspendingwithin thenext30minutes.Ifnecessary,anewreminderisscheduledbaseduponthebloodglucosetestresult.
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High bG Retest Reminder • W henyourbloodglucosetestresultisgreaterthanthehighbloodglucosethresholdsettingyouhaveset up(seeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings”),thenthemeterschedulesaHighbGRetestreminderfor thetimedurationyouhavesetup.Themetermaintainsthedurationofthisscheduledreminderregardless ofmetertimeanddatechanges. • A tthescheduledtime,themeterturnsonanddisplaysthereminder(ifateststriphasnotbeeninserted). • I fthemeterisalreadyonwhenthereminderisscheduledandnobloodglucosetestwasperformed,the reminderisdisplayedwhenthemeterpowersdown. • W henthemeterdisplaysthereminderandyoudonotpressanymeterbuttonswithin30seconds,the meterturnsoffanddisplaysthereminderagainin2minutes.Afterthefourthtimethemeterdisplaysthe reminder,thenthemeterdismissesthereminder. •Dismissthereminderbypressing.. •Snoozethereminderfor15minuteseitherbypressing,orbyinsertingateststrip. • W henyouperformabloodglucosetest,themeterdismissesanyHighbGRetestreminderspendingwithin thenext30minutes.Ifnecessary,anewreminderisscheduledbaseduponthebloodglucosetestresult.
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After Meal Reminder • W henyouentercarbohydratesintothediarythroughoneofthefollowingscreensandthecarbohydrates enteredaregreaterthantheSnackSizesetting,thenthemeterschedulesanAfterMealreminderfor thetimedurationyouhavesetup(seeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings”).Themetermaintainsthe durationofthisscheduledreminderregardlessofmetertimeanddatechanges. •AddDatascreen(seeChapter4,“ManagingYourData”) •ModifyDatascreen(seeChapter4,“ManagingYourData”) •DetailedbGResultscreen(seeChapter2,“TestingYourBloodGlucose”) •BolusAdvicescreen(seetheAdvancedOwner’sBooklet) • A tthescheduledtime,themeterturnsonanddisplaysthereminder(ifateststriphasnotbeeninserted). • I fthemeterisalreadyonwhenthereminderisscheduledandnobloodglucosetestwasperformed,the reminderisdisplayedwhenthemeterpowersdown. • W henthemeterdisplaysthereminderandyoudonotpressanymeterbuttonswithin30seconds,the meterturnsoffanddisplaysthereminderagainin2minutes.Afterthefourthtimethemeterdisplaysthe reminder,thenthemeterdismissesthereminder. •Dismissthereminderbypressing.. •Snoozethereminderfor5minuteseitherbypressing,orbyinsertingateststrip. • W henyouperformabloodglucosetest,themeterdismissesanyAfterMealreminderspendingwithinthe next30minutes.Ifnecessary,anewreminderisscheduledbaseduponthebloodglucosetestresult.
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Alarm Clock Reminders for bG Test and Other • A tthescheduledtime,themeterturnsonanddisplaysthereminder(ifateststriphasnotbeeninserted). • W henthemeterdisplaysanAlarmClockreminderandyoudonotpressanymeterbuttons, after30secondsthemeterturnsoffanddisplaysthereminderagainin2minutes.Afterthefourthtime themeterdisplaysthereminder,thenthemeterdismissesthereminder. • bG Test Alarm Clock Reminder • I fthemeterisalreadyonwhenthereminderisscheduledandnobloodglucosetestwasperformed, thereminderisdisplayedwhenthemeterpowersdown. •DismissallactivebGTestremindersbypressing.. •Snoozethereminderfor15minuteseitherbypressing,orbyinsertingateststrip. • W henyouperformabloodglucosetest,themeterdismissesanybGTestremindersthathavebeen snoozedorthatarependingwithinthenext30minutes.
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• Other Alarm Clock Reminder • I fthemeterisalreadyonwhenthereminderisscheduled,thereminderisdisplayedwhenthemeter powersdown. •Dismissthisremindereitherbypressing.orbyinsertingateststrip. •Snoozethereminderfor15minutesbypressing,....
6.5 List of Warnings Warning Screen Example Warning Icon Warning Title Warning Message Onlyshownonafew Yes or OK warningscreens NOTE Themeterbeepswhenitdisplaysawarningifthebeepersettingison.
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Thewarningsthemetermaydisplayare: Warning Title Warning Message Left Soft Key Right Soft Key AboveHyperWarning Considercheckingforketones,bGand Limit insulinregularly Beep/VibrateOff BeepandVibratesettingscannotbothbe turnedoffatsametime BelowHypoWarningLimit Eatfastcarbsofatleast(numberofcarbs) 1 RetestbG BolusAdvice BolusAdvicedatadeleted BolusAdviceNotSetup Advicenotprovidedunlesssetupthrough BolusAdviceinSettings BolusAdviceTimeout BolusAdvicenolongerpossibleforthisbG result BolusDeliveryUnavailable Communicationlost.RetryorsettoManual Pump. BolusDeliveryUnavailable PumpunabletostartBolus.SeePump. BolusDeliveryUnavailable PumpcurrentlyinStopmode...
6.6 List of Errors Error Screen Example Error Icon Error Title Menu Error Message Thisoptionisnotavailable forallerrors. NOTE Themeterbeepswhenitdisplaysanerror,evenifthebeepersettingisturnedoff.
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Theerrorsthemetermaydisplayare: Error Title Error Message Left Soft Key Right Soft Key E-51 ReinsertorreplacewithnewStrip BadStripError E-52 TurnMeteroff,reinsertorreplaceCode Menu CodeKeyError E-53 RetestwithnewStrip BadTestError E-54 RetestwithnewStrip NotEnoughSample E-55 TurnMeteroff,replaceCodeKeyand Menu CodeKeyExpired Strips E-56 RetestwithnewStrip SampleAppliedEarly E-57 Removebatteries,wait20seconds,replace ElectronicError batteries E-58 MoveMetertocorrecttemperatureand Menu Temp.Error wait5minutes...
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Error Title Error Message Left Soft Key Right Soft Key E-59 Replacebatteriesnow BatteryEmpty E-60 Correcttime/dateifnecessary Menu Time/DateError O nthemeterdisplay,theactivationchipisreferredtoasacodekey.Codekeyandactivationchipare 1 interchangeableandmeanthesamething.Ifyouneedanactivationchip,pleasecontactRoche. “Menu”isonlydisplayedwhenthemeterisinabGtestscreen. 2 “OK”isonlydisplayedaftertheSplashscreen(Accu-Cheklogoscreen). I fthemeterispoweringup,then“OK”isdisplayedabovetherightsoftkeyand“Menu”isnotdisplayed abovetheleftsoftkey....
7.2 Changing the Batteries j R emovethebatterydoor j R emovetheoldbatteriesfrom P utthebatterydoorbackin fromthebackofthemeterby themeter. placeandsnapitclosed. pushingthetabinthedirection j I nsertthreeAAAbatterieswith ofthearrowandpullingup the+and-endsmatching thedoor. themarksinthebattery compartment....
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WARNING • U singbatteriesotherthanthosesuppliedorrecommendedforusewiththemetermaysignificantly reducethelifeofthebatteries.Batteriesotherthanthoserecommendedmayleakandcorrode thebatterycontactswithinthemeter.Usingbatteriesnotsuppliedorrecommendedmayvoidthe warranty. • R eplaceallbatteriesofasetatthesametime.Newlypurchasedbatteriesshouldnotbemixedwith partiallyexhaustedones.Batteriesofdifferentelectrochemicalsystems,grades,orbrandsshould notbemixed.Failuretoobservetheseprecautionsmayresultinsomebatteriesinasetbeingdriven beyondtheirnormalexhaustionpointandthusincreasetheprobabilityofleakage.
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NOTE • A lkalinebatteriesarerecommendedforusewiththemeter. • A fteryouchangethebatteries,themeterpromptsyoutoconfirmthetimeanddatesettings. •Itisagoodideatohavespare,packagedbatteriesavailable. • A lltestresults,diaryinformation,andsettingsaresavedinthemetermemorywhenthebatteriesare replaced. •Themeterremainspairedwiththepumpwhenyouremoveandreplacethebatteries. • R echargeablebatteriesmaybeusedinthemeter.However,rechargeablebatteriesmaynotmaintain thesamebatterylifeasnon-rechargeablebatteries. •WhentheLowBatterywarningappears: •Bluetoothwirelesstechnologycommunicationisdisabled. •IfvibrateissettoOn,itisdisableduntilthebatteriesarereplaced. •I f thebacklightlevelissettohigh,themediumbacklightlevelisuseduntilthebatteriesare replaced. •Ifthebeeperlevelissettohigh,themediumbeeperlevelisuseduntilthebatteriesarereplaced.
7.4 Cleaning the Meter Caringforthemeteriseasy:justkeepitfreeofdust.Ifyouneedtocleanit,followtheseguidelinescarefully tohelpyougetthebestperformancepossible: •Ensurethemeterisoff •Gentlywipethemeter’ssurfacewithasoftclothslightlydampenedwithoneofthesecleaningsolutions: -70%isopropylalcohol -Milddishwashingliquidmixedwithwater -10%householdbleachsolution(1partbleachplus9partswater)madethesameday •Squeezeoutanyexcessliquidfromtheclothbeforeyouwipethemetersurface •Getanymoistureintheactivationchipslotorteststripslot •Sprayanycleaningsolutiondirectlyontothemeter •Putthemeterunderwaterorliquid •Pourliquidintothemeter For instructions on how to clean the pump, see the Accu-Chek Spirit Combo Insulin Pump User Guide.
7.5 Maintenance and Testing • T hemeterneedslittleornomaintenancewithnormaluse.Itautomaticallytestsitsownsystemsevery timeyouturnitonandletsyouknowifsomethingiswrong.Fordetailedinformationontroubleshootingthe meter,seeChapter8,“Troubleshooting.” • I fyoudropthemeterorthinkitisnotgivingaccurateresults,ensureyourteststripsandcontrolsolution havenotexpired,andthenperformacontroltest. •Performacontroltestwitheachnewvialofteststrips. • T otestthemeterdisplay,turnoffthemeter,andthenpressandhold+.Thedisplaycyclesthroughcolours (red,blue,green,andwhite).Ifanypartofthedisplaydoesnotchangecolours,contactRoche. •Ifthemeterisnotworkingproperly,contactRoche.
8.2 Troubleshooting the Accu-Chek Aviva Combo Meter Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) Thedisplayisblank j B atteriesaredead. j I nstallnewbatteries.SeeChapter7,“Careand orthemeterwill Maintenance.” notturnon. j D isplayisdamaged. j C ontactRoche. j M eterisdefective. j C ontactRoche. j E xtremetemperature–the j M ovethemetertoanareawithpropertemperature....
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) AboveHyper j Y ourtestresultisabovethe j T reatyourhighbloodglucoseasrecommendedby WarningLimit hyperwarninglimitsetinthe yourhealthcareprofessional. meter. j C onsidercheckingbG,ketones,andinsulin. j S eethepumpUserGuideforadditionalsolutions. Beep/VibrateOff j B eepandVibratesettings j E nsurethateithertheBeeporVibratesettingis cannotbeturnedoffatthe turnedon.SeeChapter5,“ChangingMeter sametime. Settings.” BelowHypo j Y ourtestresultisbelowthe j T reatyourlowbloodglucoseasrecommendedby WarningLimit hypowarninglimitsetinthe...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) BolusAdviceNot j A dviceisnotprovidedunlessit j Y oucancontinuetousethemeterwithoutbolus Setup issetupthroughBolusAdvice adviceorseeChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings” inSettingsMenu. forinstructionsonhowtosetupbolusadvice. BolusAdvice j B olusadviceisnolonger j R eviewdatathatwassavedinMyData.Then,decide Timeout availableforthisbGresult. tomodifydata,adddata,orbeginanewbolusadvice session. BolusDelivery j T hemetercannot j R etryorsettoManualPump. Unavailable communicatewiththepump. j E nsurethemeterandpumphaveBluetoothwireless technologyturnedon.
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) BolusTooHigh j T hebolusisabovethe j C hecktheaccuracyofallentries.Ifnecessary, allowedamount.Thebolus contactyourhealthcareprofessional. wassetto50Units. BolusTooLow j T heinsulinpumpcannot j T hepumpwilladjustthebolusto0.2Units. delivera0.1Unitofmultiwave bolus. CarbohydrateRatio j C arbohydrateratioisoutside j C heckyourentriesandcontactyourhealthcare oftheacceptablemeter professionaltodeterminetheappropriatesettings. range. CodeKeyMissing j T heactivationchipisnot j T urnthemeteroffandinserttheactivationchip.If inserted.
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) Communication j C ommunicationofbolusdata j E nsurethemeterandpumphaveBluetoothwireless Warning fromthepumpwasnot technologyturnedon. successful.Therefore,pump j E nsurethemeterandpumparewithin dataarenotavailableandthe communicationrange. bolusdatamaynotbe j I fthelowbatteryiconisdisplayedonthemeter,the accurate. metercannotcommunicatewiththepump.Replace j C ommunicationofbolusdata thebatteries. fromthepumpwasnot successful.Therefore,pump dataarenotavailableandthe activeinsulinamountmaynot beaccurate.
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) ConnectionLost j T heconnectionwaslost j R estartthepairingprocess.SeetheAdvanced betweenthemeterandthe Owner’sBooklet. pumpduringthepairing process.Therefore,the attempttopairthemeterand pumpwasunsuccessful. j P umpisoutofrangeofthe j E nsurethemeterandpumphaveBluetooth wireless meter. technology turnedon. j E nsurethemeterandpumparewithin communicationrange. j I fthelowbatteryiconisdisplayedonthemeter,the metercannotcommunicatewiththepump.Replace thebatteries. DiaryEntryUsed j T hediaryentryselectedhas j...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) E-51BadStrip j Y ourbloodglucosemaybe Ifyouseethiserrormessageafteryouappliedblood Error extremelylow. totheteststrip: j I fyouareexperiencinganyofthecommon symptomsoflowbloodsugar,contactyour healthcareprofessionalimmediately. j T reatyourlowbloodsugarasrecommendedby yourhealthcareprofessional. j I fthisdoesnotmatchhowyoufeel,repeatthe bloodglucosetestandseeChapter2,“TestingYour BloodGlucose.” j T heteststripisdamaged. Ifyouseethiserrormessagebeforeyouapplied j T heteststripisnotproperly bloodtotheteststrip: insertedintothemeter. j R emovetheteststripandreinsertit,orreplaceitif damaged.Ifthemessagereappears,contact...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) E-53BadTest j A meterorteststriperrorhas j D iscardtheteststripandrepeatthetest. Error occurred. j Y ourbloodglucosemaybe j I fthismatcheshowyoufeel,contactyour extremelyhigh. healthcareprofessionalimmediately.Ifitdoesnot matchhowyoufeel,repeatthebloodglucosetest andseeChapter2,“TestingYourBloodGlucose.”If thisstilldoesnotmatchthewayyoufeel,runa controltestwithyourcontrolsolutionandanew teststrip.Ifthecontrolresultiswithinthe acceptablerange,reviewthepropertesting procedureandrepeatyourbloodglucosetestwitha newteststrip.IftheE-53errorstillappearsforyour bloodglucosetest,yourbloodglucosetestresult maybeextremelyhighandabovethesystem’s readingrange.Contact your healthcare professional immediately.Ifthecontrolresultis notwithintheacceptablerange,seeChapter3, “ControlTesting.”...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) E-54NotEnough j N otenoughbloodorcontrol j D iscardtheteststripandrepeatthetest. Sample solutionwasdrawnintothe teststripformeasurementor wasappliedafterthetesthas started. E-55CodeKey j T hecodekeyisfroman j T hismessagemayappearwhenusingawhite Expired expiredlotofteststrips. activationchipinthemeter.Itmeanstheteststrips expireattheendofthecurrentmonth.Attheendof themonth,discardthewhiteactivationchipand anyremainingteststrips.Insertablackactivation chip.Makesurethetimeanddateinthemeterare correct.Ifyouneedablackactivationchip,please contactRoche. E-56Sample j B loodorcontrolsolutionwas j D iscardtheteststripandrepeatthetestwithanew AppliedEarly appliedtotheteststripbefore...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) E-58Temp.Error j T hetemperatureisaboveor j M ovethemetertoanareawithintheproper belowtheproperrangefor temperaturerangeindicatedforteststripuseinthe themeter. teststrippackageinsert.Wait5minutesbefore turningonthemeter.Repeatthetest.Donot artificiallyheatorcoolthemeter. E-59Battery j T hebatteriesareextremely j I nsertnewbatteries.SeeChapter7,“Careand Empty low. Maintenance.” E-60Time/Date j T hetimeanddatesettings j E nsurethetimeanddatearecorrectandadjust,if Error maybeincorrect. necessary.SeeChapter5,“ChangingMeter j Y ouhavechangedthe Settings.”...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) InfrequentPump j A tleast2weekshavepassed j E nsurethemeterandpumphaveBluetoothwireless Communication sincethemeterandpump technologyturnedon. havecommunicated. j E nsurethemeterandpumparewithin communicationrange. j I fthelowbatteryiconisdisplayedonthemeter,the metercannotcommunicatewiththepump.Replace thebatteries. j I tisimportanttouseBluetoothwirelesstechnology communicationbetweenthemeterandpump regularlyifyouutilizebolusadvice. InsulinSensitivity j I nsulinsensitivityisoutsideof j C heckyourentriesandcontactyourhealthcare theacceptablemeterrange. professionaltodeterminetheappropriatesettings.
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) InvalidHyper j T hehyperwarninglimitvalue j R esetthehyperwarninglimitorrevisethetarget Values mustbegreaterthanallof rangesintimeblocksandre-enterthehyper yourtargetrangesinthetime warninglimit. blocksettings. j E nterahyperwarninglimitthatisabovethetarget rangesofyourtimeblocks.SeeChapter5, “ChangingMeterSettings.” InvalidHypoValues j T hehypowarninglimitvalue j R esetthehypowarninglimitorrevisethetarget mustbelessthanallofyour rangesintimeblocksandre-enterthehypo targetrangesinthetime warninglimit. blocksettings. j E nterahypowarninglimitthatisbelowthetarget rangesofyourtimeblocks.SeeChapter5, “ChangingMeterSettings.”...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) InvalidTarget j T helowertargetrangevalue j R esetthetargetrangevalues. Range isabovetheuppertarget j E nterthecorrectlowertargetrangevalueand rangevalue. uppertargetrangevalue.SeeChapter5,“Changing MeterSettings.” j T herangeselectedconflicts j R esetrangeorrevisewarninglimitsettingsand withyourhyperand/orhypo re-enterrange. warninglimitsettings. j E nterthecorrectlowertargetrangevalueand uppertargetrangevalue.SeeChapter5,“Changing MeterSettings.” LObGWarning j Y ourbloodglucosemaybe j T reatyourlowbloodglucoseasrecommendedby lowerthanthemeasuring...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) NobGwithBolus j Y ouhavenottestedyourbG j I tisrecommendedtotestbGbeforedelivering andareattemptingtodeliver insulin. abolus. PairingFailed j T heattempttopairthemeter j R estartthepairingprocess.SeetheAdvanced andpumpwasunsuccessful. Owner’sBooklet. PumpNotAvailable j T hepumpisoutofthe j E nsurethemeterandpumphaveBluetoothwireless communicationrangeofthe technologyturnedon. meter. j E nsurethemeterandpumparewithin communicationrange. j I fthelowbatteryiconisdisplayed,themeter cannotcommunicatewiththepump.Replacethe...
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Display Shows Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) TestStripsExpiring j T heteststripsexpireatthe j T hismessagemayappearwhenusingawhite endofthecurrentmonth. activationchipinthemeter.Itmeanstheteststrips expireattheendofthecurrentmonth.Attheendof themonth,discardthewhiteactivationchipand anyremainingteststrips.Insertablackactivation chip.Makesurethetimeanddateinthemeterare correct.Ifyouneedablackactivationchip,please contactRoche. j E nsurethetimeanddatearecorrectandadjust,if necessary.SeeChapter5,“ChangingMeter Settings.” TimeMismatch j T hetimeordateonthemeter j T hemetertimeanddatewerechangedtomatch ismorethan5minutes thepumptime.Ensurethetimeanddateare differentthanthetimeordate correct.Ifthetimeordatearenotcorrect,change onthepump. thetimeanddateonthepump. NOTE •...
9.3 Specifications Bloodvolume j R efertotheteststrippackageinsert. Sampletype j F reshwholeblood Measuringtime j R efertotheteststrippackageinsert. Measuringrange j R efertotheteststrippackageinsert. Teststripstorageconditions j R efertotheteststrippackageinsert. Meterstorageconditions(with j - 20ºCto50ºC batteriesinserted) Systemoperatingconditions j R efertotheteststrippackageinsert. Relativehumidityoperatingrange j R efertotheteststrippackageinsert. Memorycapacity j 1 ,000diaryrecords Automaticpoweroff j...
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Powersupply j T hreeAAAbatteries(recommended:alkaline) Display j L CD Dimensions j 9 4x55x25mmLWH Weight j A pproximately103gwithbatteriesinserted Construction j H and-held Protectionclass j I II Metertype j T heAccu-ChekAvivaComboMeterissuitableforcontinuous operation. Controlsolutionstorageconditions j 2 °Cto32°C Interface j I R;LED/IRED–Class1...
9.4 Product Safety Information Bluetooth Wireless Technology ThemeterandthepumputilizeBluetoothwirelesstechnologytocommunicateandtransferinformation. Bluetoothwirelesstechnologyisaformofradiofrequency(RF)technologythatoperatesintheunlicensed industrial,scientific,andmedicalbandat2.4to2.485GHz.TheRFchannelutilizedforcommunication betweenthemeterandthepumpisnotanopenchannel.Themetercanonlycommunicatewiththepumpit ispairedwith;therefore,otherBluetoothwirelesstechnologydevices(e.g.,cellphone,printer,etc.)cannotbe pairedwith,communicatewith,oraccessyourpersonalinformationonthemeterorthepump. Radio Frequency Communication ThedevicecomplieswiththeUnitedStatesFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)standards.The devicecomplieswithFCCPart15Rules.Operationofthedeviceissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: (1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived, includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation. Compliancewiththeseguidelinesmeansthatundernormal,dailycircumstancesthedeviceshouldnot affecttheoperationofotherdevices.Inaddition,thedeviceshouldoperatenormallyinthepresenceofother devices.
9.5 Disposing of the Meter WARNING • D uringbloodglucosemeasurement,themeteritselfmaycomeintocontactwithblood.Usedmeters thereforecarryariskofinfection.Disposeofyourusedmeter,afterremovingthebatteries,according totheregulationsapplicableinyourcountry.Forinformationaboutcorrectdisposal,contactyourlocal councilandauthority. • T hemeterfallsoutsidethescopeoftheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EC-Directiveonwasteelectrical andelectronicequipment(WEEE).
9.8 Information for Healthcare Professionals WARNING Healthcare Professionals: Follow the infection control procedures appropriate for your facility. Adropoffresh,wholebloodisrequiredtoperformabloodglucosetest.Refertotheteststrippackageinsert foradditionalhealthcareprofessionalinformation.
Appendix D: Meter Settings and Range Limits mmol/L Data Type Unit of Measurement Increments Default Setting ActingTime hours:minutes 1:30 8:00 0:15 4:00 ActiveInsulin Units 99.9 bGThreshold(High) mmol/L 19.5 HyperWarningLimit bGThreshold(Low) mmol/L HypoWarningLimit CarbRatio(carbs) grams Noentry(“---g”) Noentry(“---BE”) Noentry(“---KE”) Noentry(“---CC”) CarbRatio(insulin) Units Carbohydrates grams Noentry(“---g”)
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Data Type Unit of Measurement Increments Default Setting Exercise1 (healthevent) Exercise2 (healthevent) ExtendedBolus Units (insulin) HyperWarning mmol/L 19.4 16.5 Limit HypoWarningLimit mmol/L Illness(health event) InsulinSensitivity mmol/L 55.4 Noentry(“---mmol/L”) (bG) InsulinSensitivity Units (insulin) MealRise(bG) mmol/L 11.1 MultiwaveBolus Units (insulin)
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Data Type Unit of Measurement Increments Default Setting OffsetTime hours:minutes 0:45 Acting 0:15 1:00 Time Premenstrual (healthevent) SnackSize(carbs) grams Noentry(“---g”) Noentry(“---BE”) Noentry(“---KE”) Noentry(“---CC”) StandardBolus Units (insulin) Stress(health event) TargetRangeUpper mmol/L Value TargetRange mmol/L LowerValue T hemaximumthatcanactuallybedeliveredmaybelessduetotheAccu-ChekSpiritComboPump’s maximuminsulinamount.
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ThefollowingarethedefaultsettingsforbGtestreminders.ToturnonabGtestreminder,see“Settingthe AlarmClockReminders:bGTest,Other”inChapter5,“ChangingMeterSettings.” Test Reminder Default Time of Day 07:00 09:00 11:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 19:00 22:00...
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Thefollowingarethedefaultsettingsforthetimeblocks.Talktoyourhealthcareprofessionalaboutsetting uptimeblockstohelpyoumanageyourdiabetes.Toadjustthetimeblocks,seeChapter5,“ChangingMeter Settings.” Time Block 24-Hour Format 0:00–5:30 5:30–11:00 11:00–17:00 17:00–21:30 21:30–0:00...