OneTouch VitA User Handbook Manual

Blood Glucose
Monitoring System

User’s Handbook

OneTouch® Vita™ System
User’s

Handbook

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Thank you for choosing OneTouch®!

The OneTouch® Vita™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System is
one of the latest product innovations from LifeScan. Every
OneTouch® meter is designed to make it easy to test your
blood glucose and help you manage your diabetes.

While the Starter Guide teaches the basics of testing,
this User’s Handbook oers a more complete explanation
of how to use your new meter and testing supplies, and
reviews the do’s and don’ts of blood glucose testing. Clear
instructions and visual aids will help you get comfortable
using the OneTouch® Vita™ Meter, so you can expect to get
reliable results every time you test. Please keep it handy.

Of course, you may still have questions. If you do, our
Customer Care representatives would be happy to answer
your call. You can reach them at 0800 121 200 (UK) or
1800 535 676 (Ireland). You can also obtain information
at www.LifeScan.co.uk.

We hope OneTouch® products and services will continue
to be a part of your life.

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Table of Contents

Setting up your system 2

Preparing for a test 7

Testing with a ngertip sample 8

Interpreting unexpected test results 17

Testing with a forearm or palm sample 19

Attaching after-meal ags to your test results 24

Reviewing past results and averages 26

Control solution testing 30

Care and maintenance 34

Battery 36

Troubleshooting 38

Detailed information about your system 46

Index 48

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Before you begin

Before using this product to test your blood glucose,
carefully read the Starter Guide, this User’s Handbook
and the inserts that come with the OneTouch® Vita™
Test Strips and OneTouch® Vita™ Control Solution.

Intended use

The OneTouch® Vita™ Blood Glucose Monitoring
System is intended to be used for the quantitative
measurement of glucose (sugar) in fresh capillary whole
blood. The OneTouch® Vita™ 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 eectiveness 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® Vita™ Blood Glucose

Monitoring System

Carrying Case

OneTouch® Vita™ Meter

(battery included)

Lancing Device

OneTouch®

Clear Cap

Sterile Lancets

m WARNING:

Keep the meter and testing supplies away
from young children. Small items such as the battery door,
battery, test strips, lancets, protective covers on the lancets,
and control solution vial cap are choking hazards.

OneTouch® Vita™

Control Solution**

OneTouch® Vita™

Test Strips*

If the lancing device shown here is not included with your
kit, see the user instructions for the lancing device included.

* Some kits do not include OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips or OneTouch® Vita™
Control Solutions. Test strips and control solutions are available separately.
** For Control Solution, contact Customer Care on 0800 121 200 (UK) or
1800 535 676 (Ireland).

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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mmol/L

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Setting up your system

Getting to know your OneTouch® Vita™ Blood
Glucose Meter

Display

Data port

Up and down
buttons

Select or change
information

Insert test strip here
to turn meter on

Connect to download

to computer

Test strip port

OK button

Turns the meter
on/o

Conrms
selections and
settings

▲▼ Indicates

selection and
settings available
using up or down
button

mmol/L is the
pre-set unit of
measurement

Meter

Test Strip

Edge
to apply
sample

Conrmation window

Contact bars

Insert into test
strip port

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MENU

SETTINGS

METER SETTINGS

MEAL FLAGS

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Setting up your system

Turning your meter on

Press and hold

until the

meter turns on.

After the black start-up screen,
the MAIN MENU appears.

OK

m CAUTION: Display check. If you see any light areas

within the black start-up screen, there may be a problem
with the meter. Call Customer Care on 0800 121 200 (UK)
or 1800 535 676 (Ireland).

METER OFF

MAIN MENU

LAST RESULT

ALL RESULT S

AV ERAGES

SETTINGS

Setting the meter language, date and time

Before using your meter for the rst time, you should
check these settings. When using the meter for the rst
time, you will automatically start at the SETTINGS screen.

1. Go to the

SETTINGS screen

From the

MAIN MENU, press or

to highlight SETTINGS and press OK.

Then, press

or to select METER

SETTINGS

and press OK.

METER OFF

MAIN MENU

LAST RESULT
ALL RESULTS

AV ERAGES

SETTINGS

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Setting up your system

If the pre-set language, date
and time are correct, press OK
to return to the MAIN MENU.

If any setting is not correct,
press or to select CHANGE
and press OK (go to step 2).

ENGLISH

27/FEB/08

14:07

mmol/L

OK

CHANGE

SETTINGS

3. Set the date

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

In the DATE AND TIME screen,
press or to change the
year and press OK.

Repeat these steps to set the
month and day.

DATE AND TIME

TIME:

14 : 07

DATE:

27 / FEB / 2008

2. Choose a language

Now press or to highlight the
language you want and press OK.

Pressing OK after making your
selection conrms each setting
and takes you to the next screen.

If at any point you make the wrong selection, simply press
and hold OK until the meter turns o. Then, turn the meter
back on and re-start from step 1.

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

LANGUAGE

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Setting up your system

DATE AND TIME

DATE:

27 / FEB / 2008

TIME:

14 : 07

4. Set the time of day

Press or to set the hour
and press OK.

Repeat this step to set the
minutes.

5. Conrm your settings

If your settings are correct,
press OK to save them and
return to the MAIN MENU.

If not, press or to highlight

CHANGE and press

OK

. You will

return to the LANGUAGE screen.

ENGLISH

27/FEB/08

14:07

mmol/L

OK

CHANGE

SETTINGS

m WARNING: The unit of measurement mmol/L should

be displayed here. If your display shows mg/dL rather
than mmol/L, contact Customer Care on 0800 121 200
(UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland). 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.

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Setting up your system

Turning your meter o after setup

There are three ways to turn your meter o:

• Press and hold

OK

for three seconds,

or,

• Your meter will turn o by itself if left alone for about

two minutes,

or,

• From the MAIN MENU, press or to highlight METER

OFF

, then press OK.

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Preparing for a test

Have these things ready when you test:
OneTouch® Vita™ Meter

OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips

• Use OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips only.

• Unlike some blood glucose meters, it does not require

a separate step to code your OneTouch® Vita™ system.

• Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same

temperature before you test.

• For the most accurate results, test as close to room temperature

(20–25°C) as you can (see page 46).

• Tightly close the cap on the vial immediately after use to avoid

contamination and damage.

• Store unused test strips only in their original vial.

• Do not open the test strip vial until you are ready to remove a test

strip and perform a test.

• Do not return the used test strip to the vial after performing a test.

• Do not re-use a test strip that has had blood or control solution

applied to it. Test strips are for single use only.

m CAUTION:

• Do not use your test strips if your vial is damaged or has been left
open to air. This could lead to error messages or inaccurate results.
Call Customer Care on 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)
immediately if the test strip vial is damaged.

• If you cannot test because of a problem with your testing supplies,

contact your health care professional. Failure to test could delay
treatment decisions and lead to a serious medical condition.

• The test strip vial contains drying agents that are harmful if inhaled

or swallowed and may cause skin or eye irritation.

Lancing device
Sterile lancets

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Testing with a ngertip sample

Lancing Device

Blue (or black) cap
(for ngertip sampling)

Depth indicator

Cocking control

Release button

OneTouch®
Clear Cap

(for forearm and
palm testing)
See pages 19–23.

Sterile lancet

Lancet point

Protective cover

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Testing (ngertip)

m CAUTION: To reduce the chance of infection:

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

• Always use a new, sterile lancet each time you test.

Obtaining a blood sample from the ngertip

• Before testing, wash your

hands thoroughly with warm,
soapy water. Rinse and dry.

1. Snap o the blue/black cap

2. Insert a sterile lancet

Firmly push the lancet into the holder.

Twist o the protective cover and save it for later use.

Replace the blue/black cap.

Always keep your meter and lancing device clean
(see page 35).

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Testing (ngertip)

3. Adjust the depth setting

Twist the blue/black cap until
the desired setting appears.
Smaller numbers are for
shallower punctures, which
may be less painful.

Shallower punctures work
for children and most adults.
Deeper punctures work
well for people with thick
or callused skin.

4. Cock the lancing device

Slide the cocking control back
until it clicks.

If it does not click, that’s okay.
It may have been cocked when
you inserted the lancet.

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Testing (ngertip)

6. Lance your nger

Hold the lancing device rmly
against the side of your nger.

Press the release button.

5. Insert a test strip to turn
the meter on

Insert a test strip into the
test strip port as shown, with
the contact bars facing you.

Contact bars

Test strip port

When the APPLY SAMPLE screen
appears on the display, you can
apply your blood sample.

APPLY SAMPLE

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Testing (ngertip)

1. Prepare to apply the sample

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

Fingertip

Applying blood and reading results

7. Get a round drop of blood

Gently squeeze your nger
until you get a round drop
of blood.

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.

Approximate size

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