OneTouch Vita User Handbook Manual

Blood Glucose

Monitoring System

User’s Handbook

OneTouch® Vita™ System

User’s Handbook

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Thank you for choosing OneTouch®!

The OneTouch® Vita™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System is

one of the latest product innovations from LifeScan. Every

OneTouch® meter is designed to make it easy to test your

blood glucose and help you manage your diabetes.

While the Starter Guide teaches the basics of testing,

this User’s Handbook oers a more complete explanation

of how to use your new meter and testing supplies, and

reviews the do’s and don’ts of blood glucose testing. Clear

instructions and visual aids will help you get comfortable

using the OneTouch® Vita™ Meter, so you can expect to get

reliable results every time you test. Please keep it handy.

Of course, you may still have questions. If you do, our

Customer Care representatives would be happy to answer

your call. You can reach them at 0800 121 200 (UK) or

1800 535 676 (Ireland). You can also obtain information

at www.LifeScan.co.uk.

We hope OneTouch® products and services will continue

to be a part of your life.

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Table of Contents

Setting up your system 2

Preparing for a test 7

Testing with a ngertip sample 8

Interpreting unexpected test results 17

Testing with a forearm or palm sample 19

Attaching after-meal ags to your test results 24

Reviewing past results and averages 26

Control solution testing 30

Care and maintenance 34

Battery 36

Troubleshooting 38

Detailed information about your system 46

Index 48

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Before you begin

Before using this product to test your blood glucose,

carefully read the Starter Guide, this User’s Handbook

and the inserts that come with the OneTouch® Vita™

Test Strips and OneTouch® Vita™ Control Solution.

Intended use

The OneTouch® Vita™ Blood Glucose Monitoring

System is intended to be used for the quantitative

measurement of glucose (sugar) in fresh capillary whole

blood. The OneTouch® Vita™ System is intended for

self-testing outside the body (in vitro diagnostic use)

by people with diabetes at home and by health care

professionals in a clinical setting as an aid to monitor

the eectiveness of diabetes control. It should not be

used for the diagnosis of diabetes or for testing newborns.

Test principle

Glucose in the blood sample mixes with special

chemicals in the test strip and a small electric current

is produced. The strength of this current changes with

the amount of glucose in the blood sample. Your meter

measures the current, calculates your blood glucose

level, displays the result, and stores it in its memory.

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The OneTouch® Vita™ Blood Glucose

Monitoring System

Carrying Case

OneTouch® Vita™ Meter

(battery included)

Lancing Device

OneTouch®

Clear Cap

Sterile Lancets

m WARNING:

Keep the meter and testing supplies away

from young children. Small items such as the battery door,

battery, test strips, lancets, protective covers on the lancets,

and control solution vial cap are choking hazards.

OneTouch® Vita™

Control Solution**

OneTouch® Vita™

Test Strips*

If the lancing device shown here is not included with your

kit, see the user instructions for the lancing device included.

* Some kits do not include OneTouch

®

Vita

™

Test Strips or OneTouch

®

Vita

™

Control Solutions. Test strips and control solutions are available separately.

** For Control Solution, contact Customer Care on 0800 121 200 (UK) or

1800 535 676 (Ireland).

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

27/FEB/08 14:07

mmol/L

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Setting up your system

Getting to know your OneTouch® Vita™ Blood

Glucose Meter

Display

Data port

Up and down

buttons

Select or change

information

Insert test strip here

to turn meter on

Connect to download

to computer

Test strip port

OK button

Turns the meter

on/o

Conrms

selections and

settings

▲▼ Indicates

selection and

settings available

using up or down

button

mmol/L is the

pre-set unit of

measurement

Meter

Test Strip

Edge

to apply

sample

Conrmation window

Contact bars

Insert into test

strip port

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

MENU

SETTINGS

METER SETTINGS

MEAL FLAGS

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Setting up your system

Turning your meter on

Press and hold until the

meter turns on.

After the black start-up screen,

the MAIN MENU appears.

OK

m CAUTION: Display check. If you see any light areas

within the black start-up screen, there may be a problem

with the meter. Call Customer Care on 0800 121 200 (UK)

or 1800 535 676 (Ireland).

METER OFF

MAIN MENU

LAST RESULT

ALL RESULTS

AVERAGES

SETTINGS

Setting the meter language, date and time

Before using your meter for the rst time, you should

check these settings. When using the meter for the rst

time, you will automatically start at the SETTINGS screen.

1. Go to the SETTINGS screen

From the MAIN MENU, press or

to highlight SETTINGS and press

OK

.

Then, press or to select METER

SETTINGS and press

OK

.

METER OFF

MAIN MENU

LAST RESULT

ALL RESULTS

AVERAGES

SETTINGS

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Setting up your system

If the pre-set language, date

and time are correct, press

OK

to return to the MAIN MENU.

If any setting is not correct,

press or to select CHANGE

and press

OK

(go to step 2).

ENGLISH

27/FEB/08

14:07

mmol/L

OK

CHANGE

SETTINGS

3. Set the date

The date and time formats have

been pre-set. You cannot change

these settings.

In the DATE AND TIME screen,

press or to change the

year and press

OK

.

Repeat these steps to set the

month and day.

DATE AND TIME

TIME:

14 : 07

DATE:

27 / FEB / 2008

2. Choose a language

Now press or to highlight the

language you want and press

OK

.

Pressing

OK

after making your

selection conrms each setting

and takes you to the next screen.

If at any point you make the wrong selection, simply press

and hold

OK

until the meter turns o. Then, turn the meter

back on and re-start from step 1.

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

LANGUAGE

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Setting up your system

DATE AND TIME

DATE:

27 / FEB / 2008

TIME:

14 : 07

4. Set the time of day

Press or to set the hour

and press

OK

.

Repeat this step to set the

minutes.

5. Conrm your settings

If your settings are correct,

press

OK

to save them and

return to the MAIN MENU.

If not, press or to highlight

CHANGE and press

OK

. You will

return to the LANGUAGE screen.

ENGLISH

27/FEB/08

14:07

mmol/L

OK

CHANGE

SETTINGS

m WARNING: The unit of measurement mmol/L should

be displayed here. If your display shows mg/dL rather

than mmol/L, contact Customer Care on 0800 121 200

(UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland). You cannot change the

unit of measure. Use of the wrong unit of measure may

cause you to misinterpret your blood glucose level and

may lead to incorrect treatment.

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Setting up your system

Turning your meter o after setup

There are three ways to turn your meter o:

• Press and hold

OK

for three seconds,

or,

• Your meter will turn o by itself if left alone for about

two minutes,

or,

• From the MAIN MENU, press or to highlight METER

OFF, then press

OK

.

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Preparing for a test

Have these things ready when you test:

OneTouch® Vita™ Meter

OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips

• Use OneTouch® Vita™ Test Strips only.

• Unlike some blood glucose meters, it does not require

a separate step to code your OneTouch® Vita™ system.

• Make sure your meter and test strips are about the same

temperature before you test.

• For the most accurate results, test as close to room temperature

(20–25°C) as you can (see page 46).

• Tightly close the cap on the vial immediately after use to avoid

contamination and damage.

• Store unused test strips only in their original vial.

• Do not open the test strip vial until you are ready to remove a test

strip and perform a test.

• Do not return the used test strip to the vial after performing a test.

• Do not re-use a test strip that has had blood or control solution

applied to it. Test strips are for single use only.

m CAUTION:

• Do not use your test strips if your vial is damaged or has been left

open to air. This could lead to error messages or inaccurate results.

Call Customer Care on 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

immediately if the test strip vial is damaged.

• If you cannot test because of a problem with your testing supplies,

contact your health care professional. Failure to test could delay

treatment decisions and lead to a serious medical condition.

• The test strip vial contains drying agents that are harmful if inhaled

or swallowed and may cause skin or eye irritation.

Lancing device

Sterile lancets

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Testing with a ngertip sample

Lancing Device

Blue (or black) cap

(for ngertip sampling)

Depth indicator

Cocking control Release button

OneTouch®

Clear Cap

(for forearm and

palm testing)

See pages 19–23.

Sterile lancet

Lancet point

Protective cover

Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Testing (ngertip)

m CAUTION: To reduce the chance of infection:

• Never share a lancet or a lancing device with anyone.

• Always use a new, sterile lancet each time you test.

Obtaining a blood sample from the ngertip

• Before testing, wash your

hands thoroughly with warm,

soapy water. Rinse and dry.

1. Snap o the blue/black cap

2. Insert a sterile lancet

Firmly push the lancet into the holder.

Twist o the protective cover and save it for later use.

Replace the blue/black cap.

Always keep your meter and lancing device clean

(see page 35).

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Testing (ngertip)

3. Adjust the depth setting

Twist the blue/black cap until

the desired setting appears.

Smaller numbers are for

shallower punctures, which

may be less painful.

Shallower punctures work

for children and most adults.

Deeper punctures work

well for people with thick

or callused skin.

4. Cock the lancing device

Slide the cocking control back

until it clicks.

If it does not click, that’s okay.

It may have been cocked when

you inserted the lancet.

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Testing (ngertip)

6. Lance your nger

Hold the lancing device rmly

against the side of your nger.

Press the release button.

5. Insert a test strip to turn

the meter on

Insert a test strip into the

test strip port as shown, with

the contact bars facing you.

Contact bars

Test strip port

When the APPLY SAMPLE screen

appears on the display, you can

apply your blood sample.

APPLY SAMPLE

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Customer Care Freephone 0800 121 200 (UK) or 1800 535 676 (Ireland)

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Testing (ngertip)

1. Prepare to apply the sample

Keeping your nger extended

and steady, move the meter and

test strip toward the blood drop.

Fingertip

Applying blood and reading results

7. Get a round drop of blood

Gently squeeze your nger

until you get a round drop

of blood.

If the blood smears or runs,

do not use that sample. Wipe

the area and gently squeeze

another drop of blood or

puncture a new site.

Approximate size

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Do not apply blood to the top of the

test strip.

Do not hold the meter and test strip

underneath the blood drop. This

may cause blood to run into the test

strip port and damage the meter.

Testing (ngertip)

2. Applying the sample

Line up the test strip with the blood drop so that the narrow

channel on the edge of the test strip is almost touching the

edge of the blood drop.

Narrow channel

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• Do not smear or scrape the drop of blood with the

test strip.

• Do not apply more blood to the test strip after you have

moved the drop of blood away.

• Do not move the test strip in the meter during a test.

Gently touch the channel to the

edge of the blood drop.

Be careful not to push the test strip

against your ngertip or the test

strip may not ll completely.

m CAUTION: You may get an ERROR 5 message or

an inaccurate result if the blood sample does not

completely ll the conrmation window. See page 43.

Discard the test strip and start the test process again.

Testing (ngertip)

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