Result What It Means | Abbott Diabetes Care ART06986 guide

Monitoring

Blood Glucose

"E-4" Result

What It Means:

Your blood glucose may be too high to be read by the system, or there may be a problem with the test strip.

What to Do:

Monitor your blood glucose again with a new test strip. If E-4shows on the display window again, contact your healthcare professional immediately.

Important:

It is recommended that you repeat the blood glucose test with a new test strip when:

•LO shows on the

display window.

•You obtain a low blood glucose result, but you do not have symptoms of low blood glucose.

•Your monitor displays a blood glucose result that is unusually low, lower than 50 mg/dL (2.8 mmol/L).

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Abbott Diabetes Care ART06986 manual Result What It Means

Contents

User’s Guide Table of Contents Understanding & Troubleshooting Error Messages Welcome Food Exercise Stress and illness Diabetes medications United States, call Customer Care at Questions? Call Customer Care Intended Use Information Precision Xtra Kit Contents Getting to Know Your Monitor’s Features Data Management System Turn monitor on and OFF Access monitor setup options Access previous results and averagesStrip Port Use this button to Turn backlight on and OFF Battery Compartment This is where the battery is installedForward Button Back Button Use these buttons to Mode Button Forward Button Back Button Setup OptionsButtons to Use Set Beeper You may need to re-set the time and date Set Date, you set the year, month, and day How to Set the Beeper Date, Time, & View Measurement Units Release Button to Move to the next setup optionNot want to change it, Press Means the beeper is on Means the beeper is OFF 1To turn your monitor ON, Press and Hold the button 1Press and Release the button to move the hour forward Set TimeHour Hour flashes on and off Minutes Minutes flash on and off Set Date Year Year flashes on and off Button to move the month back Month Month flashes on and off1Press and Release Button to move the month forward Day Day flashes on and off Choice #2 For the 24-hour format, AM or PM does not show Choice #1You have two choices Choice #1 For the month- day format, shows with the date Date Blood Glucose Measurement Units You have successfully set up your monitor Press and Hold the button to turn your monitor off Why Calibrate Your Monitor? When to Calibrate Your MonitorCalibrating Your Your Precision Xtra monitor Must be calibrated so that it How to Calibrate Your Monitor What You Will NeedCalibrated for blood Glucose monitoring Calibrated for blood Test strips . it in until it stops Then you hear the beeper, if the beeper is on Ketone Display window Test strip calibrator Test strip foil packetCalibration is complete Try to calibrate again Calibrating Your Monitor How to Recall LOT Number or Calibration Code 3Press and Hold the button to turn your monitor off Important Information About Monitoring Your Blood Glucose Monitoring Your Blood GlucoseLancing device and a new, sterile lancet Getting Started 1Prepare your lancing device How to Monitor Your Blood GlucoseRead the lancing Device instructions for use Monitoring Blood Glucose Monitoring Blood Glucose Use your lancing device to obtain a blood drop Fingertip sampling Forearm sampling Upper arm samplingObtaining a Blood Drop Lancets and Lancing Device Countdown Strip from the monitor orDisturb the test strip during Important If the countdown does not start Shutting Off Your Monitor Result 300 mg/dL or Higher Understanding Your ResultLO Result What It Means HI Result What It Means Test strip Result What It Means HI shows on the display window Monitoring Your Blood ß-Ketone Mmol/LBlood glucose results You and your healthcare Important Information about Monitoring Your Blood ß-Ketone How to Monitor Your Blood ß-Ketone For more information about the Display Check Monitoring Blood ß-Ketone Clean, dry, and warm. To Use your lancing device toObtain a blood drop Important Blood ß-Ketone Applying the Blood Drop to the Test Strip Test strip from the monitor Or disturb it during Countdown Important If the countdownDoes not start You might not have applied Enough blood to the test strip 2Discard the test strip properly Not controlled.2-4 When Contact your healthcare professional immediately There may be a problem with the test strip Doing a Control Solution Test Do not swallow the control solution How to Do Control Solution Testing 2Remove the test strip from its foil packet 4Push the test strip in until it stops Monitor turns on automatically Control Solution Testing Applying Control Solution to the Test Strip Glucose Ketone Status Bar Countdown Glucose Ketone Countdown Important If the countdown does not start 2Discard the test strip properly If the control result falls within the range Your monitor and test strips are working correctly Glucose Averages What Can Your Monitor Show You?Memory How to See Results in Memory Blood Glucose result Memory Blood ß-Ketone result Glucose control Solution result Memory How to See Averages Reviewing Results Transferring Your Results to a Computer Understanding Troubleshooting Error Messages Too hot or tooCold for Properly What It What You Problem with Blood glucoseResult may be Too high to be Test strip error. Monitor again Test strip is Monitor error Limitations SpecificationsYour Monitor’s Storage Temperature Assay RangeRange Functions System Operating Range Data portMonitor Operating Range Specifications Limitations You think your blood glucose is low or is changing rapidly You monitor your blood ß-Ketone Store your monitor in its carrying case Cleaning Your MonitorCaring For Your Monitor Replacing Your Monitor’s Battery Two things Your Monitor Caring for Your See , Setting Up Your System Or distributor Support, Guarantee & Limited WarrantySupport Guarantee & Limited Warranty Your purchase References PRT06986 Rev. B 8/05