Table of Contents

nSection 1: Getting Acquainted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 – 12

Parts of the System.
Daily Activities and Traveling.
Preparing the System for the First Time.
Warnings, Cautions and Important Notes.
Hypoglycemia Unawareness.
Modes of Operation (Continuous Monitoring Mode (CM) and
Blood Glucose Mode (BG)).

n  Section 2: Install or Replace Transmitter and Receiver Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 – 18

Installing the Batteries in Your System.
Battery Types for the Transmitter and the Receiver.
When to Change the Batteries?

nSection 3: Set the Time and Date ................................................21 23

Set the Time and Date.

nSection 4: Perform a Control Solution Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 – 31

When to Perform a Control Solution Test?
How to Perform a Control Solution Test?

nSection 5: Insert or Remove Your Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 – 43

Insert Your Sensor.
Remove Your Sensor.
Sensor Insertion Sites.
Prepare the Insertion Site.
How Long Can You Wear the Sensor?
Reconnect the Transmitter and Receiver.

nSection 6: Attach your Transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 – 50

Attach the Transmitter.
Sensor Code.

nSection 7: Calibrate your System/Test Blood Glucose Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 – 63

System Calibration.
Time to Perform Calibration.
Sample Calibration Schedules.
Perform Blood Glucose Tests.
Interpret Your Blood Glucose Test Results.

nSection 8: Set, Re view, or Change the Alarm Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 – 78

About Glucose Alarms.
Choose Alarms Settings: On/O, Type (beep vs. vibrate) and Glucose Alarm reshold.
Set the Low and High Glucose Alarms.
Set Projected (Early Warning) Alarms.
What is Alarm Sensitivity?
Set Data Loss Alarms, System Alarms, and Progress Tones.
Mute Alarms.

nSection 9: Daily Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 – 85

Maintain Connection Between the Transmitter and Receiver.
Interpret the Glucose Results in the Continuous Monitoring Mode.
Symbols, Arrows and Icons.
Receiver Backlight.