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REA4NPD03 Rev. 5
Owner’s Booklet
SELF MONITORING BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM
Manufactured by:
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 U.S.A.
AIR
Fast Test Guide
Expected Results for people without diabetes:
Plasma Blood Glucose Result1
Before eating < 100 mg/dL
2 hours after a meal < 140 mg/dL
For quick reference only, not intended as a substitute for
complete instructions. Please read entire Owner’s Booklet
and product Instructions for Use before testing.
INSERT
TEST STRIP
1 2
APPLY
BLOOD SAMPLE
2 simple steps
SELF MONITORING BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM
AIR
INTRODUCTION:
TRUE METRIX® AIR
Self Monitoring Blood Glucose System
TRUE METRIX AIR is a simple, accurate way to test your
whole blood glucose (sugar) level, anytime, anywhere.
Our goal is to provide quality healthcare products and
dedicated customer service. For questions about TRUE
METRIX products, visit our web site at:
www.niprodiagnostics.com.
e TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Blood Glucose
System is intended for the quantitative measurement of
glucose (sugar) in fresh capillary whole blood samples
drawn from the ngertip or forearm. e TRUE METRIX
AIR Self Monitoring Blood Glucose System is intended to
be used by a single person and not to be shared.
e TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Blood Glucose
System is intended for self-testing outside the body (in
vitro diagnostic use) by people with diabetes at home as
an aid to monitor the eectiveness of diabetes control.
e TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Blood Glucose
System should not be used for the diagnosis or screening
of diabetes or for neonatal use. Alternative site testing
should be done only during steady-state times (when
glucose is not changing rapidly).
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e TRUE METRIX Self Monitoring Test Strips are for
use with the TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Meter
to quantitatively measure glucose (sugar) in fresh capillary
whole blood samples drawn from the ngertip or forearm.
e TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Meter measures
the current, detects, analyzes and corrects for hematocrit
and temperature, and calculates the glucose result.
e TRUE METRIX Control Solution is for use with the
TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Meter and TRUE
METRIX Self Monitoring Test Strips to check that the meter
and the test strip are working together properly and the test
is being performed correctly.
e TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Meter can send
results both to an application (App) you have on your
smartphone or via docking station/ USB Smart data cable to
a PC.
Importance of Blood Glucose Monitoring
e more you know about diabetes, the better you will be
able to care for yourself. A Doctor or Healthcare
Professional determines how oen you should test and what
your target ranges are for blood glucose results.
Having most blood glucose results within your target range
shows how well your treatment plan is working to control
glucose levels. Keeping results within your target range helps
slow or stop complications from diabetes.
NEVER change your treatment plan without consulting a
Doctor or Healthcare Professional.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
For the most accurate results using TRUE METRIX AIR:
• Read all product instructions for use before testing.
• Use of TRUE METRIX AIR in a manner not specied
in this Owner’s Booklet is not recommended and may
aect ability to determine true blood glucose levels.
• TRUE METRIX AIR is a quantitative system for selftesting outside the body (in vitro diagnostic use) of
human whole blood only.
• Alternate site (forearm) testing should not be used to
calibrate continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).
• Alternate site (forearm) testing should not be used for
insulin dose calculations.
• Use only TRUE METRIX Self Monitoring Test Strips and
TRUE METRIX Control Solution with the TRUE METRIX
AIR Self Monitoring Meter.
• Remove only one test strip at a time from test strip
vial. Recap vial immediately.
• NEVER reuse test strips. NEVER wipe test strips
with water, alcohol or any cleaner. DO NOT attempt
to remove blood or control solution from test strips
or clean test strips and re-use. Reuse of test strips will
cause inaccurate results.
• NEVER add a second drop of sample to test strip.
Adding more sample gives an error message.
• Perform Control Tests before performing a blood
glucose test for the rst time.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION (cont.):
• Perform Control Tests with more than one level of
control solution. ree levels of TRUE METRIX
Control Solution are available for Control Tests. Call
1-800-803-6025, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, for assistance in obtaining control solution.
• e TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Blood
Glucose System is for one person use ONLY. DO
NOT share your meter or lancing device with anyone,
including family members. Do not use on multiple
patients!
• ALL parts of your blood glucose monitoring system
could carry blood-borne pathogens aer use, even
aer cleaning and disinfecting.
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• Cleaning and disinfecting the lancing device and the
meter destroys most, but not necessarily all, bloodborne pathogens.
• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm
water before and aer handling the meter, lancing
device, lancets, or test strips, as contact with blood
presents an infection risk.
• If the meter is being operated by a second person who
provides testing assistance, the meter and lancing device
should be cleaned and disinfected prior to use by the
second person.
• It is important to keep the meter and the lancing
device clean and disinfected. For instructions on how
to clean and disinfect the meter and lancing device, see
Meter Cleaning and Disinfecting and Lancing Device
Cleaning and Disinfecting.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION (cont.):
• If you have symptoms of low or high blood glucose,
check your blood glucose immediately. If your result
does not match the way you feel, repeat the test. If your
results still do not match the way you feel, call your
Doctor or Healthcare Professional.
~ Low blood glucose (hypoglycemia) symptoms
may be trembling, sweating, intense hunger,
nervousness, weakness, and trouble speaking.
~ High blood glucose (hyperglycemia) symptoms
may be intense thirst, a need to urinate oen, dry
mouth, vomiting, and headache.
• Do not use for diagnosis or screening of diabetes or for
neonatal use.
• Inaccurate results may occur in severely hypotensive
individuals or in dehydrated patients or patients in
shock. Inaccurate results may occur for individuals
experiencing a hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state,
with or without ketosis.
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Phone Number, Fast Test Guide, Expected Results .. Cover
Introduction and Important Information .......................1
Know Your System
Meter ....................................................................................8
Test Strip ...........................................................................11
Control Solution ...............................................................13
Getting Started
Quality Control Testing ...................................................16
Automatic Self Test ...........................................................16
Control Test .......................................................................17
How to Test Control Solution .........................................18
Testing your Blood
Obtaining a Blood Sample ............................................... 22
How to Test Blood ............................................................26
TRUE METRIX AIR System and Laboratory Testing
...30
Results Out of System Range Warning Messages .........31
Meter Set Up
Set Time and Date ............................................................. 32
Set Bluetooth® Smart, Event Tags, Ketone Test Alert and
Test Reminders ..................................................................34
Meter Memory
View Averages ....................................................................38
View Memory .....................................................................39
Pairing (Connecting) Meter with Your Smartphone
.......40
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Care, Cleaning/Disinfecting and Troubleshooting
Caring for TRUE METRIX AIR .....................................44
Changing Battery ..............................................................50
Troubleshooting ................................................................51
Display Messages ..............................................................53
System Specications/Chemical Composition ................. 56
About Bluetooth Smart ........................................................ 57
Meter Warranty.....................................................................60
System Safety Information
Electromagnetic Compatibility...........................................61
Blood Glucose Monitoring System Components .............61
References .............................................................................. 62
Notes ......................................................................................63
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Know Your System
Meter
Top of Meter
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① “ ◀ ” Button
Decrease numbers in Meter Set Up; add ALT Symbol;
move backward by date/time when viewing results
and Averages in Memory; scroll through Event Tags to
mark results (if feature on).
② “ • ” Button
Turn meter on to view Average values, to view results
in Memory, to access Meter Set Up, to turn on Event
Tags in Meter Set Up, turn on/o Bluetooth Smart.
③ “ ▶ ” Button
Increase numbers in Meter Set Up; remove ALT
Symbol; move forward by date/time when viewing
results and view Averages in Memory; scroll through
Event Tags to mark results (if feature on).
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Front of Meter
1
3
Back of Meter
4
5
2
6
① Display Screen
Shows results, messages, user prompts, information.
② Test Port
Insert TRUE METRIX Test Strip here, contact blocks
facing up.
③ Strip Release Button
Releases test strip aer testing for disposal.
④ Battery Door
Use one non-rechargeable 3V lithium battery
(#CR2032), positive (“+”) side up
(see Changing Battery).
⑤ Meter Labels
Contain serial number of meter.
⑥ Docking Station Contacts
Contacts used for uploading meter results to a
computer using a Docking Station (Please call
1-800-803-6025, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, for assistance).
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Full Display Screen
1
4
6
7
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9
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1. Result is from Memory
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3
5
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2. Time, Date
3. Time is AM/PM
4. Bluetooth Symbol and Event Tag Symbols
5. Result is 7, 14, 30, 60 or 90 day Average
6. Test Result
7. Control Symbol
8. Battery Symbol
9. Alternate Site (ALT) Symbol
10. Drop Symbol - Apply blood or control solution
11. Temperature Symbol
12. Test Reminder Symbol
13. Ketone Test Alert Symbol
14. Unit of Measure (Note: Factory set to mg/dL,
cannot be changed by user.)
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Test Strip
Top of Test Strip
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① Contact End -
blocks facing up
② Sample Tip -
Insert into Test Port with contact
.
Bring Tip of test strip to top of sample drop (blood or control solution) aer Drop
Symbol appears in the Display.
Note: Insert test strip into meter before touching Sample
Tip to blood or control solution drop.
Sample Placement
Correct Incorrect
• Allow sample drop to be drawn into Sample Tip until testing begins (meter beeps and dashes move across Display).
• Do not smear or scrape drop with test strip.
• Do not apply more sample to test strip aer testing begins.
• Do not apply blood or control solution to top of test strip.
• Do not insert Sample Tip with sample into Test Port.
May damage meter.
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Test Strip Vial Label
1
3
2
2
May 30, 2016
① Lot Number (LOT) - Used for identication
when calling for assistance.
② Expiration Dates (EXP) - Write date rst opened
on vial label. Discard vial and unused test strips if
either 4 months aer rst opening or date printed
next to EXP on vial label has passed, whichever
comes rst.
Caution! Use of test strips or control solution past the
Expiration Dates may give incorrect test
results. Discard out-of-date products and test
with new products.
③ Control Test Ranges - Ranges of numbers in
which Control Test results must fall to assure the
system is working properly.
Note:
Examples only. Do not represent actual Control
Test ranges.
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Control Solution (Control)
Control Solution Bottle Label
3
May 30, 2016
2
1
① Lot Number (LOT) - Used for identication
when calling for assistance.
② Expiration Dates (EXP) - Write date rst opened
on bottle label. Discard bottle if either 3 months
aer rst opening or date printed next to EXP on
bottle label has passed, whichever comes rst.
③ Control Solution Level (1, 2, or 3) - Testing
with at least 2 levels of control solution is
recommended. Contact 1-800-803-6025,
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for
assistance with obtaining dierent levels of
control solution.
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Getting Started
Meter comes with pre-set time and date, and
Bluetooth Smart feature on. e Event Tag feature,
Ketone Test Alert, and all Test Reminders are o.
Before using the meter for the rst time or aer
a battery change, check the time, date, Bluetooth
Smart, Event Tags, Alert and Reminders, and
update as needed (see Meter Set Up).
e meter turns on when a test strip is inserted into
the Test Port or when “ • ” Button is pressed (see
Memory and Meter Set Up).
Meter turns o when the test strip is released or
removed from the meter, “ • ” Button is pressed, or
aer 2 minutes of non-use.
e Bluetooth Smart feature turns o when a test
strip is inserted into the Test Port or when meter is
placed into docking station.
Turning the Ketone Test Alert on sets a reminder to
check your ketones per your treatment plan when a
blood glucose result is over 240 mg/dL.
Test Reminders are set like an alarm clock to sound
a tone for 10 seconds to remind you to test. Up to
four Test Reminders per day may be set.
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Getting Started (cont.)
Event Tags allow you to tag your blood glucose
results to link to the following events:
Before meal –test was taken just before a meal,
Aer meal –test was taken 2 hours aer the start
of a meal,
Exercise – test was taken during or aer exercise,
Medications – medication taken may have
aected test result,
Sick – test was taken when sick,
Other – any other reason that the test is unique
or dierent in some way (example: stress,
drinking alcohol). In your logbook, note the
reason that the test result was tagged. Seeing a
result with this Event Tag in the meter Memory
reminds you that there is more about this test
result in your log book.
Tagging results helps track the eect specic events
may have on your blood glucose test results. Event
Tagging may assist you and your doctor or healthcare provider with managing your diabetes.
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Quality Control Testing
To assure you are getting accurate and reliable results,
TRUE METRIX AIR oers two kinds of quality
Control Tests. ese tests let you know
that your System is working properly
and your testing technique is good.
Contact
Automatic Self-Test
Blocks
Face Up
An Automatic Self-Test is performed
by the meter each time a test strip is
inserted correctly into the Test Port.
Insert a test strip into the Test Port.
e meter is working properly if:
~ the full Display appears, then
~ the time appears in the upper
part of the Display, and then,
~ the Drop Symbol begins to blink.
If an error message appears in the Display,
the meter will not perform a test.
See Troubleshooting or call 1-800-803-6025,
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Full Display
Drop Symbol
Error Message
Caution! If any segments are missing in the Display
when meter is first turned on, do not use
the meter for testing. Call 1-800-803-6025,
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Control Test
We recommend performing Control Tests for practice
before using your meter for the rst time to test your
blood.
Control Tests should be performed:
• For practice to ensure your testing technique is good,
• Occasionally as you use a vial of test strips,
• When opening a new vial of test strips,
• If results seem unusually high or low,
• If a vial has been le opened or exposed to humidity or
to extreme heat or cold,
• Whenever a check on performance of the system is
needed,
• If meter damage is suspected (meter was dropped,
crushed, wet, etc.)
Note: It is important to perform Control Tests with more
than one level of control solution. ree levels of
TRUE METRIX Control Solution are available
for Control Tests. Call 1-800-803-6025, available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for assistance in
obtaining dierent levels of control solution.
Caution! Ranges printed on test strip vial label are for
Control Test results only and are not suggested
levels for your blood glucose. Do not drink
control solution.
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How to Test Control Solution
Use ONLY TRUE METRIX Control Solution with
the TRUE METRIX AIR Self Monitoring Meter and
TRUE METRIX Self Monitoring Test Strips.
1. Check dates on control solution
label and test strip vial label. Do not
use control solution or test strips
if expiration dates have passed.
(Control solution - 3 months aer
rst opening or date next to EXP on
May 30, 2016
label; test strips - 4 months aer
rst opening or date next to EXP on
labels.) Discard expired products
and use new products.
2. Allow control solution, vial of test strips and
meter to adjust to room temperature. Write date
rst opened on both control solution bottle label
and test strip vial label when using for the rst
time.
3. Gently swirl or invert control solution bottle to
mix.
DO NOT SHAKE!
4. Remove one test strip from vial. Close test strip
vial immediately. Use test strip quickly aer
removal from vial.
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