Lifescan SELECT User Manual [no]

Blood Glucose MonitoringSystem

Sistema de control de glucosaen sangre

Easy to Use. Results You Can Trust.

Fácil de usar. Resultados confiables.

Owner’s Booklet Manual del propietario

Welcome to the OneTouch® family!

OneTouch®is committed to creating a world without limits for people with diabetes.

The OneTouch review past results. This owner’s booklet will help you learn how to use your meter properly. Please read it carefully.

If you need assistance, please contact LifeScan Customer Service at 1 800 227-8862 (available 24 hours a day, seven days a week). Please also visit www.LifeScan.com for more information.

NOTE: Before testing, read this owner’s booklet carefully.

Select™Meter makes it simple to get a test result and

Table of Contents

Setting up your system Pg. 1

Starting the test process Pg. 8

Getting a blood sample Pg. 12

Applying blood and reading results Pg. 24

Reviewing past results and averages Pg. 32

Control solution testing Pg. 38

Caring for your system Pg. 44

Understanding error and other messages Pg. 50

Detailed information about your system Pg. 59

Index Pg. 64

Before you begin

Before using this product to test your blood glucose, carefully read this booklet and the inserts that come with the OneTouch®Select™Test Strips and OneTouch Select™and OneTouch®Select™ High Control Solutions. Take note of warnings and cautions throughout this booklet, which are identified with . Many people find it helpful to practice the test with control solution before testing with blood for the first time. See page 38 in the Control solution testing section.

Intended use

The OneTouch®Select™Blood Glucose Monitoring System is intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of glucose (sugar) in fresh capillary whole blood. The OneTouch®Select™System is intended for self-testing outside the body (in vitro diagnostic use) by people with diabetes at home and by health care professionals in a clinical setting as an aid to monitor the effectiveness of diabetes control. It should not be used for the diagnosis of diabetes or for testing newborns.

Test principle

Glucose in the blood sample mixes with special chemicals in the test strip and a small electric current is produced. The strength of this current changes with the amount of glucose in the blood sample. Your meter measures the current, calculates your blood glucose level, displays the result, and stores it in its memory.

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The OneTouch®Select™Blood Glucose Monitoring System

Your new OneTouch®Select™System Kit includes:

a OneTouch®Select™Meter (battery included)

b OneTouch

Lancing Device

If another type of lancing device was included, see the separate instructions that came with that lancing device.

c OneTouch d OneTouch

AST™Clear Cap

UltraSoft®Sterile Lancets

e Carrying Case

You will also need OneTouch®Select

™

Control Solution and OneTouch®Select™ Test Strips.

Control solution and test strips are sold separately.

Documents in your kit include this owner’s booklet, a starter guide, and a warranty registration card. If any items are missing from your kit, call Customer Service.

 WARNING: Keep the meter and testing supplies away from young children.

Small items such as the battery door, battery, test strips, lancets, protective disks on the lancets, and control solution vial cap are choking hazards. Do Not ingest or swallow any items.

Setting up your system

Getting to know your OneTouch®Select™Blood Glucose Meter and test strips

Front

Test port

Insert test strip here to

Display

OK button

Up and down buttons

Select or change information

turn meter on for testing

Turns the meter on/off Confirms menu selections

mg/dL is the pre-set unit of measure

 Indicates

selection available using up or down button

Back

with battery door open

Meter battery

Data port

Battery

door

Test strip

Edge to apply sample

Confirmation window

Contact bars

Insert into test port

Turning your meter on

There are two ways to turn your meter on: To perform a test, insert a test strip as far as it

will go. The meter will briefly perform system checks, then the display will turn on.

or,

With the meter turned off, press and hold for two seconds to access MAIN MENU.

Setting up your system

Check that the screen shows solid black for two seconds. If it does, the display is working properly. If the meter does not power on, try changing the meter battery. See pages 48–49.

Turning your meter off

There are several ways to turn your meter off:

• Press and hold for three seconds.

• Your meter will turn off by itself if left alone for two minutes.

• Go to MAIN MENU and press or to highlight METER OFF, then press .

• Before or after completing a test, remove the test strip. If you advance from the test result screen to the MAIN MENU by pressing , removing the test strip will not turn the meter off. Use one of the three methods above.

CAUTION: If you see



any light areas within the black start-up screen, there may be a problem with the meter. Call Customer Service.

Setting the meter language, date and time

You can change many of the settings that came pre-set with your meter. Before using your meter for the first time or if you change the meter battery, you should check and update these settings. Make sure you complete steps 1 through 6 below to ensure your desired settings are saved.

1. Turn the meter on, see page 2

2. Get to the SETTINGS screen

When using the meter for the first time, or after changing the meter battery, you will automatically start in the SETTINGS screen.

In other cases, from the MAIN MENU, press or to select SETTINGS. To confirm your selection, press .

Setting up your system

The pre-set language, date, time and unit of measure appear on the display. If they are correct, press to return to the MAIN MENU.

If the language, date, or time are not correct, select CHANGE and press .

The display now shows the LANGUAGE screen.

Setting up your system

3. Choose a language

Now press or to highlight the language of your choice. To confirm your selection, press .

The display now shows the DATE AND TIME screen.

NOTE: If you select the wrong language, press and hold for three seconds to turn the meter off. Then, turn the meter back on and re-start from step 1.

4. Set the date

In the DATE AND TIME screen, press or to change the year. To confirm your selection, press .

Press or to change the month. To confirm your selection, press .

Press or to change the day. To confirm your selection, press .

Setting up your system

5. Set the time of day

Press or to set the hour. To confirm your selection, press .

Press or to set the minutes. To confirm your selection, press .

Setting up your system

Press or to set AM or PM. To confirm your selection, press .

The display now shows the SETTINGS screen.

NOTE: The date and time formats have been pre-set. You cannot change these settings.

6. Confirm your settings

OK will be highlighted near the bottom of the screen. If your settings are correct, press to confirm and save the settings and return to the MAIN MENU.

 WARNING: The unit of measure mg/dL must be displayed

here. If your display shows mmol/L rather than mg/dL, contact Customer Service. You cannot change the unit of measure. Use of the wrong unit of measure may cause you to misinterpret your blood glucose level, and may lead to incorrect treatment.

If you want to cancel your settings and start the settings process over again, press or to highlight CHANGE and press . You will be returned to the LANGUAGE screen.

Setting up your system

Starting the test process

Have these things ready when you test your blood glucose level:

• OneTouch

Select™Meter

Select™Test Strips

(sold separately)

• Lancing device

• Sterile lancets with protective disks

 CAUTION: If you

cannot test due to a problem with your testing supplies, contact your health care professional or Customer Service. Failure to test could delay treatment

NOTE:

• Use only OneTouch

Select™Test Strips with

your OneTouch®Select™Meter.

decisions and lead to a serious medical condition.

• Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same temperature before you test.

• Testing must be done within the operating temperature range (50–111°F). For the most accurate results, try to test as close to room temperature (68–77°F) as you can.

• OneTouch

Select™Test Strips are for single

use only. Never re-use a test strip that had

either blood or control solution applied to it.

CAUTION: The



test strip vial contains drying agents that are harmful if inhaled or swallowed and may cause skin or eye irritation.

1. Check the code on the test strip vial before inserting the test strip

Code numbers are used to calibrate your meter with the test strips you are using.

2. Insert a test strip to turn on the meter

Start with the meter off. If you have turned the meter on to change settings or review past results, turn it off. Remove a test strip from its vial and recap the vial immediately. With clean, dry hands, you may touch the test strip anywhere on its surface. Do Not bend, cut or modify the test strips in any way. Use each test strip immediately after removing it from the vial.

Insert the test strip into the test port as shown. Make sure the three contact bars are facing you and the arrow is pointing down. Push the test strip in as far as it will go.

After the black start-up screen appears, the meter will display the code from your last test. If a flashing “––” appears instead of a code number, such as when you are first using the meter, follow the instructions in Step 3 to change to a numerical code.

Starting the test process

3. Match the code on the meter with the code

on the test strip vial

If the code on the meter does not match the code on the test strip vial, press or to match the code number on the test strip vial. The new code number will flash on the display for three seconds, then briefly stop flashing, after which the display will advance to the

APPLY SAMPLE screen.

Starting the test process

If the codes already match, press to go to the APPLY SAMPLE screen. When you do not make a change after five seconds, the display will advance to the APPLY SAMPLE screen.

The meter is now ready to perform a blood glucose test.

 CAUTION: Matching the code on the meter and the code on the

test strip vial is essential to obtaining accurate results. Each time you test, check to make sure the code numbers match.

NOTE:

• If the APPLY SAMPLE screen appears before you are sure the codes

match, remove the test strip, and re-start from step 1, see page 9.

• If you change APPLY SAMPLE to APPLY CONTROL by mistake, press to change it back to APPLY SAMPLE.

Starting the test process

Getting a blood sample

Overview of the OneTouch® Lancing Device

Cocking control

Blue cap* (for fingertip sampling)

*The blue cap and OneTouch

CAUTION: To reduce the chance of infection:



• Make sure to wash the puncture site with soap and water before sampling.

• Never share a lancet or a lancing device with anyone.

• Always use a new, sterile lancet—lancets are for single use only.

• Keep your meter and lancing device clean. See pages 45–46.

NOTE: If you do not have a OneTouch® Lancing Device, please refer to the instructions that came with your lancing device.

Release button

Depth indicator

OneTouch®UltraSoft®Sterile Lancet

AST™Clear Cap are also used for depth adjustment.

OneTouch (for alternate site sampling)

Lancet point

AST™Clear Cap*

Protective disk

Choosing the right sampling site at the right time

The OneTouch®Select™Meter allows you to sample blood from your fingertip, forearm or palm. Forearm and palm sampling is also referred to as “alternate site testing” (AST). At times, results obtained at the forearm or palm may be different from a fingertip measurement. Talk to your health care professional before you begin using your forearm or palm for sampling.

Use blood

If you are testing:

Routinely before meals

sample from your:

Fingertip, forearm, or palm

Prior to or more than two hours after:

• a meal

• a rapid-acting insulin injection or insulin pump bolus

• exercise

Fingertip, forearm, or palm

When your blood glucose is changing rapidly, such as:

• within two hours after a meal

Fingertip

• within two hours after a rapid-acting insulin injection or insulin pump bolus, or

• during or within two hours after exercise

Getting a blood sample

When you are concerned about the possibility of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)

Fingertip

 CAUTION: Do Not test on your forearm or palm when:

• You think your blood glucose is rapidly falling, such as within two hours of exercise or a rapid-acting insulin injection or insulin pump bolus. Testing with a fingertip sample may identify hypoglycemia or an insulin reaction sooner than testing with a forearm or palm sample.

• It has been less than two hours after a meal, a rapid-acting insulin injection or insulin pump bolus, physical exercise, or you think your glucose level is changing rapidly.

• You are concerned about the possibility of hypoglycemia or an

Getting a blood sample

insulin reaction, such as when driving a car. This is especially important if you suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness (lack of symptoms to indicate an insulin reaction).

Remember: Consult with your health care professional before using your forearm or palm for testing.

Choose a different puncture site each time you test. Repeated punctures in the same spot may cause soreness and calluses.

If bruising occurs at an alternate site or you have difficulty getting a sample, consider sampling from a fingertip instead. You may want to review the choice of sites with your health care professional.

Preparing your sample site

Before you test your blood glucose, wash your hands and forearm (if applicable) thoroughly with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry.

Lancing and sampling from your fingertip

1. Remove the blue cap by snapping it off

Getting a blood sample

2. Insert a sterile lancet into the OneTouch® Lancing Device

Insert the lancet into the holder and push in firmly. Twist the protective disk until it separates from the lancet and save the disk for later use. Do Not twist the lancet.

Getting a blood sample

3. Replace the blue cap by snapping it back on

4. Adjust the depth setting

The OneTouch®Lancing Device has nine puncture depth settings, numbered 1 through 9. The smaller numbers are for a shallower puncture, and the larger numbers are for a deeper puncture. Shallower punctures work for children and most adults. Deeper punctures work well for people with thick or callused skin. Twist the blue cap until the correct setting appears.

NOTE: A shallower puncture may be less painful. Try a shallower setting first and increase the depth until you find the one deep enough to get a sufficient blood drop for testing.

5. Cock the OneTouch® Lancing Device

Slide the cocking control back until it clicks. If it does not click, it may have been cocked when you inserted the lancet.

6. Puncture your finger

Hold the OneTouch® Lancing Device firmly against the side of your finger. Press the release button. Remove the OneTouch

Lancing Device from your finger.

Getting a blood sample

7. Get a round drop of blood

Gently squeeze and/or massage your fingertip until a round drop of blood forms on your fingertip.

If the blood smears or runs, Do Not use that sample. Wipe the area and gently squeeze another drop of blood or puncture a new site.

Getting a blood sample

Lancing and sampling from an alternate site

Sampling from your palm or forearm allows you to use your fingertips less often. You may find that obtaining a blood sample from an alternate site is less painful than using a fingertip. Getting a blood sample from your forearm or palm is different than getting a sample from your fingertips.

Forearm sampling

Choose a fleshy area of the forearm away from bone, visible veins and hair. Sometimes there is less blood flow to the forearm than to the fingertips. To help you get a large enough drop of blood, you may gently massage or apply warmth to the site to increase blood flow.

Forearm

Palm sampling

Choose a fleshy area on the palm below your thumb or pinky finger. Select a spot with no visible veins and away from deep lines which may cause your blood sample to smear.

Palm

Getting a blood sample

The OneTouch®AST™Clear Cap is used for forearm and palm sampling only. Replace the blue

™

AST

Blue cap for fingertipsampling only

cap with the OneTouch Clear Cap.

1. Remove the blue cap by snapping it off

Getting a blood sample

2. Insert a sterile lancet into the OneTouch

Lancing Device

Insert the lancet into the holder and push in firmly. Twist the protective disk until it separates from the lancet and save the disk for later use. Do Not twist the lancet.

3. Install the OneTouch® AST™Clear Cap on the OneTouch®Lancing Device by snapping it on

Getting a blood sample

4. Adjust the depth setting

You may have to adjust the OneTouch

Lancing Device to a deeper setting to get a large enough drop of blood from your forearm or palm. Twist the OneTouch® AST™Clear Cap toward the larger numbers to increase the depth.

5. Cock the OneTouch® Lancing Device

Slide the cocking control back until it clicks. If it does not click, it may have been cocked when you inserted the lancet.

6. Puncture your forearm or palm

Firmly press and hold the lancing device against your forearm or palm for a few seconds. Wait until the skin surface under

the OneTouch®AST™Clear Cap changes color (as blood collects beneath the skin). This tells you there is enough blood flow for a good sample. Then press the release button while

continuing to apply pressure. Keep holding the lancing device against your skin until a round drop of blood forms under the cap.

Forearm

Getting a blood sample

7. Remove the OneTouch® Lancing Device

Carefully lift the lancing device away from your skin. Do Not smear the blood sample.

Palm

NOTE:

• You may need to wait a little longer to get a large enough drop of

blood from the forearm or palm. Do Not squeeze the site excessively.

• If the sample drop of blood runs or spreads due to contact with hair

or with a line in your palm, Do Not use that sample. Try puncturing again in a smoother area.

• Remember: You may have to adjust the lancing device to a deeper setting to get a large enough drop of blood.

Getting a blood sample

Applying blood and reading results

Once you have a blood sample and your meter shows the APPLY SAMPLE screen, you are ready to obtain a blood glucose result. If your meter does not show the APPLY SAMPLE screen, remove the unused test strip and re-start the test process. See page 8.

1. Prepare to apply the sample

Keeping your finger extended and steady, move the meter and test strip toward the blood drop.

Do Not apply blood on the top of the test strip.

Fingertip

Do Not hold the meter and test strip underneath the

blood drop. This may cause blood to run into the test port and damage the meter.

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