Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Ascensia Contour CONTOUR Blood Glucose Meter and Ascensia CONTOURTM Test Strips Bayer HealthCare
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For Use With Ascensia ® C ONTOUR ® Blood Glucose Meter and Ascensia ® C ONTOUR ™ T est Strips User Guide.
T h a n k y o u f o r c h o o s i n g t h e A s c e n s i a ® C O N T O U R ® B lo od G lu co s e M on i to ri n g S ys t em ! W e ar e pr ou d to be your partner in helping you manage your diabetes. Our goal is to make this the simplest, most straightforwar d meter you will ever use.
Y our T esting T ools 2 Y our Meter Display 3 Y our Meter Features 4 Symptoms of High or Low Blood Sugar 5 Important Things to Know 6 Befor e Y ou Begin 7 Getting Ready to T est 8 Getting the Blood Dr.
2 Important Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Y our As ce nsi a ® C ON TOU R ® Meter: Y our As ce nsi a ® C ON TOU R ™ T est Strip: Gray Electr ode End: The end of the test strip that is inserted into the test strip port on the meter with the gray end facing up.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 3 Important www .BayerDiabetes.com Y our Meter Display Th e pi ct ur e b el ow sh ow s al l t he sy mb ol s th at wi ll ap pe ar on yo ur me t er di sp la y . Wh en th e m et er is of f, pr es s a nd co nt in ue ho ld in g the ▲ or ▼ button.
4 Important Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Y our Meter Features Pr ogrammed: Y our Ascensia C ONTOUR Meter has been pr eset at the factory with the standard date, time, and meter featur es used where you live.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 5 Important www .BayerDiabetes.com Symptoms of High or Low Blood Sugar Y ou can better understand your test r esults by being aware of the symptoms of high or low blood sugar; this will also help you decide what to do if your r esults seem unusual.
6 Important Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Important Things to Know Y our Ascensia C ONTOUR Blood Glucose Meter is specifi c for glucose and has been referenced to plasma/serum values. Methods calibrated to plasma/serum can be 9 to 15% higher than the results of whole blood glucose assay methods.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 7 Important www .BayerDiabetes.com Befor e Y ou Begin 1. Have all the materials you will need ready before you b e g i n t e s t i n g . T h i s i n c l u d e s y o u r A s c e n s i a C ONTOUR M e t e r , the Ascensia C ONTOUR Test Strips, and the Ascensia M ICROLET Lancing Device with Ascensia M ICROLET Lan- cets.
T esting 8 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Getting Ready to T est: Read the Ascensia M ICROLET L a n c i ng Device insert for com- p l e t e instructions. R em o ve th e e nd c ap fr o m th e As cen sia M ICROLET L anc in g Device.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 T esting 9 www .BayerDiabetes.com Replace the device endcap. Us e the g ray en dca p for fi n ger tip testing. Use the clear endcap for alterna- t iv e s i te ( fo r ea r m o r p al m ) t es t i ng . Remove a test strip from the bottle.
T esting 10 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Shallow Deep Puncture Punctur e Getting the Blood Dr op: Fi nge rti p T es tin g — The depth of the punctur e depends up on th e adj ust abl e endcap setting you c h o os e an d th e am ou nt o f p r e s s u r e a p p l i e d t o t h e p u n c t u r e s it e .
For palm testing, i t i s not necessary to rub the sk in or pum p t he dev ic e. Pr ess the clear endcap fi rmly against the punc- tur e site and then press the blue release button. Suggested dr op size Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 T esting 11 www .
T esting 12 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com I m med iat ely tou ch th e tip o f t h e t e s t s t r i p t o t h e d r o p of blood. The blood is pu lle d in to th e te st st rip thr ough the tip. Do not pr ess the tip against the skin or place the blood on top of the test strip.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 T esting 13 www .BayerDiabetes.com Y our test result will au- tomatically be stored in the meter memory . Y ou ca n se t yo ur me ter to use sp eci al mar ke r op - ti on s (s ee p ag es 2 1– 24 ). T o tur n your meter off, simply remove the test strip.
T esting 14 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com T o remove the used lancet: Place the pr otective cap on a fl at surface with the Bayer lo g o fa ci ng do wn .
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Help 15 www .BayerDiabetes.com WHA T YOU SEE W HA T IT M E AN S WHA T YOU SHOULD DO (will remain on t he disp lay) L o w b at te ri es . Replace the batteries as soon as possible. (w ill fl ash fo r 1 0 seconds then the meter will turn off) Dead batteries.
Help 16 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com WHA T YOU SEE W HA T IT M E AN S WHA T YOU SHOULD DO E7 Wr ong test strip. Re move th e te st stri p an d r ete st usin g A scen sia C ONTOUR T est Str ip. E 1 0 Invalid date or time. See set-up instructions (page 21) to set the date and time on your meter .
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Help 17 www .BayerDiabetes.com WHA T YOU SEE W HA T IT M E AN S WHA T YOU SHOULD DO Control test result is out-of- range (too high or too low). • T est strip or control solution is past the expiration date or is past the discard date.
Help 18 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Contr ol Solution T esting: Co nt r o l S ol ut io n T es ti ng Use Ascensia C ONTOUR Contr ol Solutions to practice on the sys- tem or to run a check to make sur e the meter and the test strips ar e working properly .
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Help 19 www .BayerDiabetes.com Co nt r o l S ol ut io n T es ti ng Gently rock the contr ol bottle befor e opening to ensure it i s mixed well. Squeeze a small dr op of contr ol solution on a clean nonabsorbent surface (such as a piece of wax paper).
Help 20 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Compar e your control test r esult with the Normal Contr ol Range printed on the test strip bottle label or on the bottom of the test strip box. NOTE: Low and High control range values can be found on the bottom of the test strip box.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Options 21 www .BayerDiabetes.com Setting the Date, Time, and Sound: Y ou ca n se t yo ur m ete r to dis pla y dif ferent options. T o get into set-up mode, press and hold M for thr ee seconds. A complete display will briefly appear , then go to a display with the time.
Options 22 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com T he d at e wi l l no w ap p ea r on t he d is p la y . Th e year w il l b e fl a sh i n g. Pr es s ▲ o r ▼ to r ea ch t he cu rr en t year . Pr ess M to set. The month will now fl ash.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Options 23 www .BayerDiabetes.com 12H w il l n ow fl a sh o n th e di s pl a y . Pr ess ▲ or ▼ to choose the 12H or 24H setting. Th is o pti on let s yo u s et t he mete r to display time as a 12 hour setting with AM and PM or as a 24 hour display (military time).
Options 24 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Se tti ng th e Ma rke rs an d Ala rm: Markers and Alarm: Y ou will now see three markers displayed on your meter along with the wor d “ ”. Y o u r A s c e n s i a C O N T O U R M e t e r c a n give you the option of marking your test r esults.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Options 25 www .BayerDiabetes.com Using the Markers and Alarm Using the Markers and Alarm: If you have set your meter with the marker option on (see pages 2 1 – 24 ), y o ur m e t er w i ll display thr ee markers next to your blood glucose test r esult.
Options 26 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Pr ess M or remove the used test strip to automatically save the test r esult in the meter memory . OR Pr ess ▲ or ▼ until all three markers disappear fr om the display . Press M and r emove the used test strip.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Options 27 www .BayerDiabetes.com Using the Markers and Alarm Wh e n th e a la rm so un ds , th e m ete r w ill au tom ati - ca lly turn on , the ala rm w il l s o un d 2 0 t im e s, an d t he di s p la y w i ll s ho w t h e pr e-meal test r esult you m a r k e d w h e n y o u s e t t h e alarm.
Options 28 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com TO MARK RESUL TS Y OU W IL L S EE TO SET YOU WILL SEE WHA T IT MEANS Pr e-Meal Pr ess ▲ or ▼ (ON) Pr ess M Result is marked as a pr e-meal test.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Options 29 www .BayerDiabetes.com TO MARK RESUL TS Y OU W IL L S EE TO SET YOU WILL SEE WHA T IT MEANS Pr e-Meal Pr ess ▲ or ▼ (ON) Pr ess M Result is marked as a pr e-meal test.
Options 30 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Using the Memory: W ith the meter off, pr ess the M b u t t o n o n t h e m e t e r t o v i e w s t o r e d test r esults. The 14 day average will appear on the display with the average for test results taken over the last 14 days.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Options 31 www .BayerDiabetes.com Pr ess ▼ to review previous r esults. Pr evious results: Results will be sh own st art ing wit h the mo st r ecent. Each result will show the da te and tim e t he tes t wa s t ake n as wel l a s an y s ymb ols you ch ose to mark the test r esult.
Extras 32 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Changing the Batteries: Ba tte rie s sho uld be r epl ace d whe n the meter continually displays or the meter briefl y shows and th en turns of f (See Error Codes and Symbols, page 15).
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Extras 33 www .BayerDiabetes.com Caring for the System • Store meter in the carrying case provided whenever possible. • W ash hands and dry thoroughly before handling to keep the meter and test strips free of oils and other contaminants.
Extras 34 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com IMPOR T ANT : The Ascensia C ONTOUR Meter has not been tested or certified by Bayer for use with any s of t w ar e o th e r t ha n t he Ba y er di a b et e s m an a g em e nt s of t w ar e .
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Extras 35 www .BayerDiabetes.com Accuracy: The accuracy of the Ascensia C ONTOUR Blood Glucose Monitoring System has been assessed in a corre- lation study conducted by healthcar e professionals.
Extras 36 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com Specifi cations: T est Sample: Whole blood T est Result: Referenced to plasma/serum glucose Sample V olume: 0.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Extras 37 www .BayerDiabetes.com Manufactur er’ s W arranty: B a y er H ea lt hC ar e w ar ra nt s to the original purchaser that this instrument will be fr ee fr om defects in materials and workmanship for 5 years f r o m t he da t e o f o ri g i na l p u r c ha s e ( ex c ep t a s n o t ed be l ow ) .
Extras 38 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 www .BayerDiabetes.com 4. Bayer HealthCare has no knowledge of the perform a n ce of the Ascensia ® C ONTOUR ® Blood Glucose M e te r when used with any tes.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Extras 39 www .BayerDiabetes.com Service Information: If you have a pr oblem and none of the problem solving steps in the user guide help, call Bayer Customer Service. In the U.S.A., call toll fr ee: 1-800-348-8100 (7 days a week/ 24 hours a day).
Extras 40 Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 Supplies: When calling or writing for supplies be sur e to include the number with the name of the r eplacement part or acces- sory item. Replacement Parts Part Number * Item 40030030 T wo 3-volt Lithium Batteries DL2032 or CR2032 (Fr ee Batteries For Life pr ogram.
Need Help? Call: 1-800-348-8100 © 2006 Ba yer HealthCare LLC 99B71519 Made and Printed in U .S.A. Re v . 9/06 Ba y er HealthCare LLC Misha waka, IN 46544 www .Ba y erDiabetes.com Ba y er , the Ba y er Cross , Asc ensia, C ONT OUR , M ICR OFILL an d M ICR OLET are t radem ar ks of Ba ye r .
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