Bayer HealthCare Ascensia Contour CONTOUR Blood Glucose Meter and Ascensia CONTOURTM Test Strips manual

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. T h e A s c e n s i a C O N TO U R B l o o d G l u c o s e M o[...]

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 op 10 Fingertip T esting 10 Alter native Site T esting (Forearm or Palm) 11 T esting Y our Blood 12 Setting the Date, T ime, and Sound 21 Setting the[...]

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. Sa mpl e T ip: Th e e nd of th e te st st rip w her e th e b [...]

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. All segments will be displayed and r emain on while holding the button d[...]

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. T o change these settings or use advanced meter featur es, such as meal markers, r ead thr ough the Options section [...]

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. Some of the most common symptoms ar e: 1 High blood sugar (Hyperglyce[...]

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. Always keep the test strips[...]

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. Rotate (do not remove) the pr otective cap on a lancet ¼ tur n. Insert the lancet firmly until[...]

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 ightly close the bottle lid immediately after you have r emoved the test strip[...]

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 . Y ou s h ou l d d et[...]

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 .BayerDiabetes.com Alter native Site T esting — D o n ot te s t b lo o d s am p le if yo u g et [...]

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. Ho l d th e t ip of th e te st st ri p i n t he[...]

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. Carefully dispose of the used test strip. CA UTI ON • If you[...]

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 . Re mo ve th e endcap. (Do not use the same endcap on another person.) W ith the used lancet still in the lancing device, push the lancet needle completely into the middle[...]

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. Replace the batteries. E 1 T emperature out of range. Mo ve [...]

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 . If you continue to have prob[...]

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. • T est strip is deteriorated due to heat or expo- sure to moistur e. • Contr[...]

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 . Using another control solution could pr esent incorrect r esults. Re[...]

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). Do not apply contr ol solution to the test strip dir ectly fr om th[...]

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. T o turn your meter of f, simply r emove the test st[...]

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. Setting the Time: Th e num ber in t he hour pos[...]

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. Press ▲ or ▼ to reach the curr ent month. Pr ess M to set. The day will now fl ash. Pre[...]

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). Pr ess M to set. Setting the Month and Day forma[...]

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. (S ee p age s 26 –29 to le ar n ho[...]

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. Pr e-meal = Mar ks a tes t r esu lt tha t was t ake n b efo r [...]

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. D is po s e of t h e us e d te st s t ri p a nd l a nc et p r op e r[...]

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. Pr essing any but- t [...]

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. Y ou can now set an alarm. Alarm Pr ess ▲ or ▼ (O N) Pr ess M Alarm is set to go of f in 2½ hours to r emind you to run a post-mea[...]

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. Y ou can now set an alarm. Alarm Pr ess ▲ or ▼ (O N) Pr ess M Alarm is set to go of f in 2½ hours to r emind you to run a post-mea[...]

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. If you have set an a l a r m that has not sounded ye[...]

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. Y ou can press ▲ or ▼ to scroll[...]

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). Pr ess fi rmly on the battery cover and slide in the direction of the arr ow . NOTE: If you do no[...]

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. • Handle the meter carefully to avoid damaging the electr onics or causing[...]

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 . Ba y e r i s no t re s p on s ib l e fo r an y er ro n eo u s r es u l ts fr om th e us e o f [...]

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. In this study , 108 fr esh capillary blood specimens were tested with the Ascensia C ONTOUR Blood Glucose Monitoring Syste[...]

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: 0.6 µL Measuring Range: 10 –6 00 m g/ dL Measuring Time: 5 seconds Memory Featur e: Stores most r ecent 480 test results Battery T ype: T wo 3-volt lithium batteries ( D L 2[...]

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 ) . During the [...]

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 test strips other than A s c e n s i a C ONTOUR T est Strips, and ther efore makes no war ran - ty of th e pe rfo rma nce of th e As cen sia C ONTOUR Met[...]

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). W e h ave tr ained speci alists to he lp you . Important: Speak to a B[...]

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. Call 1-800-348-8100.) 9 9B 7 1 51 9 Ascen[...]

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