ONETOUCH Ultra2 Blood Glucose Monitoring System User Guide

ONETOUCH Ultra2 Blood Glucose Monitoring System

The Blood Glucose Monitoring System is designed to quickly and accurately measure blood glucose levels. The meter displays messages when there are problems with the test strip, with the meter, or when your blood glucose levels are higher than 600 mg/dL or lower than 20 mg/dL.

Product Usage Instructions

1. Remove the old battery by starting with the meter off. Open the battery door and pull up on the battery ribbon. The white ribbon is for the meter battery, and the black ribbon is for the backlight battery.
2. Insert the new battery into the compartment with the positive (+) side facing up. Close the battery door.
3. Wash your hands with soap and warm water. Dry thoroughly.
4. Insert a test strip into the meter. The meter will turn on automatically.
5. Obtain a drop of blood using a lancet.
6. Touch and hold the drop of blood to the narrow channel at the top edge of the test strip.
7. The meter will beep when there is enough blood. The result will appear on the display.
8. If you receive an error message, refer to the above list of error messages and follow the instructions.
9. Record your blood glucose results and consult with your healthcare professional as needed.

For any questions or concerns, contact Customer Service for assistance.

How to test

1. Check the code on the test strip vial

2. Insert a test strip
   Start with the meter off. Insert the test strip into the test port as shown. Make sure the three contact bars are facing you. Push the strip in as far as it will go. Do not bend the strip.

3. Match the code displayed on the meter with the code on the test strip vial
   If necessary, press or to change the code on the meter to match the code on your test strip vial.

4. Get a drop of blood
   Before testing, wash your hands and the puncture site. Rinse and dry. Use the lancing device and a new lancet to get a blood drop of at least one microliter ( ****actual size).

5. Apply the blood drop and read the result
   Touch and hold the drop of blood to the narrow channel in the top edge of the test strip. Keep holding the drop of blood to the top edge of the test strip until the confirmation window is full. If your sample does not fill the confirmation window on the first try, do not add more blood to that strip. Instead, test again with a new strip.
   After your meter counts down from 5 to 1, your blood glucose level appears on the display, along with the unit of measure, and the date and time of the test.
   WARNING: If mg/dL does not appear with the test result, contact Customer Service.
   The following steps are optional. See your owner’s booklet for more information.

6. Choose a meal flag
   While viewing the result, press to display the MEAL FLAG screen. Use or to choose a meal flag, then press . The meal flag you chose will show above your test result.

7. Select a comment, if appropriate
   While viewing the result, press to display the COMMENT screen. Use or to choose a comment, then press . The comment you chose will show below your test result.

What to do if test results are too high or too low

CAUTION: Low glucose results
If your test result is lower than 70 mg/dL or is shown as LOW GLUCOSE, it may mean hypoglycemia (low blood glucose). This may require immediate treatment according to your healthcare professional’s recommendations. Although this result could be due to a test error, it is safer to treat first, then do another test. You may also get false low results if you are severely dehydrated.

CAUTION: High glucose results
If your test result is higher than 180 mg/dL, it may mean hyperglycemia (high blood glucose). If you are uncertain about this test result, consider re- testing. Your healthcare professional can work with you to decide what actions, if any, you should take if your results are higher than 180 mg/dL. If your meter displays HIGH GLUCOSE, you may have a very high blood glucose level (severe hyperglycemia) exceeding 600 mg/dL. Re-check your glucose level. If the result is HIGH GLUCOSE again, obtain and follow instructions from your healthcare professional without delay.

CAUTION: If you test at the low end of the operating range (43˚F) and your glucose is high (over 180 mg/dL), the reading on your meter may be lower than your actual glucose. In this situation, repeat the test in a warmer environment with a new test strip as soon as possible.

Replacing batteries

Your OneTouch® Ultra® 2 Meter uses two 3.0 Volt CR 2032 lithium batteries (or equivalent)—one for the meter and one for the backlight. Replacement batteries can be found in most stores where batteries are sold.

WARNING: To avoid a possible shock, do not change either battery while the meter is connected to a computer with the OneTouch™ Interface Cable.

1. Remove the old battery
   Start with the meter off. Open the battery door and pull up on the battery ribbon. The white ribbon is for the meter battery, and the black ribbon is for the backlight battery.

2. Insert the new battery
   With the “+” side facing up toward you, place the battery in the compartment within the fold of the ribbon. Push the battery until it snaps into the battery clasp. Insert the two battery door tabs into the matching holes on the meter and push down until you hear the door click into place.

3. Check your meter settings
   Removing the meter battery will not affect your stored results. However, you may need to re-set your meter settings. See your owner’s booklet.

4. Dispose of batteries according to your local environmental regulations

Understanding Error and Other Messages

Your meter displays messages when there are problems with the test strip, with the meter, or when your blood glucose levels are higher than 600 mg/dL or lower than 20 mg/dL. Here is what each message means:

• “Meter battery does not have enough power to perform a test. You must replace the meter battery.” This means that the meter battery is low and needs to be replaced.
• “No result in memory.” This means that there is no result stored in memory, either because it is the first time using the meter or after downloading all data to a computer.
• “The meter has detected a problem with the test strip.” This means that there may be a problem with the test strip, such as damage or an incompletely filled confirmation window. Repeat the test with a new test strip.
• “Meter battery is low but still has enough power to perform a test.” This means that the meter battery is low but still has enough power to perform a minimum of 100 more tests.
• “Either a used test strip or a problem with the meter.” This means that there may be a problem with either the test strip or the meter itself. Repeat the test with a new test strip.
• “The sample was applied before the meter was ready.” This means that the blood sample was applied before the meter was ready. Repeat the test with a new test strip and apply blood or control solution only after APPLY BLOOD or APPLY CONTROL appears on the display.
• “You may have a very low blood glucose level, lower than 20 mg/dL.” This means that your blood glucose level may be very low and may require immediate treatment according to your healthcare professional’s recommendations.
• “You may have a very high blood glucose level, over 600 mg/dL.” This means that your blood glucose level may be very high. Re-check your glucose level and obtain and follow instructions from your healthcare professional without delay.
• “There is a problem with the meter.” This means that there is a problem with the meter and it should not be used. Contact Customer Service for assistance.

Your meter displays messages when there are problems with the test strip, with the meter, or when your blood glucose levels are higher than 600 mg/dL or lower than 20 mg/dL.

• What it means: You may have a very low blood glucose level, lower than 20 mg/dL.
  This may require immediate treatment according to your healthcare professional’s recommendations.

• What it means: You may have a very high blood glucose level, over 600 mg/dL.
  You should re-check your glucose level. If the result is HIGH GLUCOSE again, obtain and follow instructions from your healthcare professional without delay.

• What it means: Meter is too hot (above 111˚F) or too cold (below 43˚F) to work correctly.
  You should wait a few minutes, insert a new test strip and test again.

• What it means: There is a problem with the meter.
  Do not use the meter. Contact Customer Service.

• What it means: Either a used test strip or a problem with the meter.
  You should repeat the test with a new test strip. If this message continues to appear, contact Customer Service.

• What it means: The sample was applied before the meter was ready.
  You should repeat the test with a new test strip. Apply blood or control solution only after APPLY BLOOD or APPLY CONTROL appears on the display. If this message continues to appear, contact Customer Service.

• What it means: One of the following may apply:
  You may have high glucose and have tested in an environment near the low end of the system’s operating temperature range (43–111˚F).
  Or,
  There may be a problem with the test strip. For example, it may have been damaged or moved during testing.
  Or,
  The sample was improperly applied.
  Or,
  There may be a problem with the meter. You should repeat the test with a new test strip. Make sure you are in an environment within the operating temperature range (43–111˚F), and see the owner’s booklet for how to apply a sample correctly. If this error message appears again, contact Customer Service.

• What it means: The meter has detected a problem with the test strip. Possible causes are test strip damage or an incompletely filled confirmation window.
  You should repeat the test with a new test strip. Refer to your owner’s booklet for information on sample application.

• What it means: Meter battery is low but still has enough power to perform a test.
  You can complete a minimum of 100 more tests from the time this symbol first appears. The results will still be accurate, but replace the battery as soon as possible.

• What it means: Meter battery does not have enough power to perform a test. You must replace the meter battery.

• What it means: No result in memory, such as the first time use of the meter or after a download of all data to a computer.
  Or,
  Your meter was unable to recall this result. The result will not be included in result averages.
  You can still perform a blood glucose test and get an accurate result. Contact Customer Service to report this occurrence if this is not:

1. Your first time use of the meter, or,
2. After you just downloaded results from your meter.

• What it means: Your meter was unable to recall this result. This result will not be included in result averages.
  You can still perform a blood glucose test and get an accurate result, but contact Customer Service to report this occurrence.

Need help?

Call Customer Service toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
English 1 800 227-8862
Español 1 800 381-7226
Or,
Visit us at www.lifescan.com

The system described herein is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents: 5,708,247, 5,951,836, 6,045,567, 6,156,051, 6,197,040, 6,241,862, 6,284,125, and D428,150. Use of the monitoring device described herein is protected under one or more of the following U.S. patents: 6,413,410, 6,733,655. Purchase of the monitoring device described herein does not act to grant a use license under these patents. Such a license is granted only when the device is used with OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips. No test strip supplier other than LifeScan,  Inc. is authorized to grant such a license. The accuracy of results generated withLifeScan meters using test strips manufactured by anyone other than LifeScan has not been evaluated by LifeScan.

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