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Thank you for choosing the C
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LINK blood
glucose monitoring system! We are proud to be your partner
in helping you manage your diabetes.
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LINK meter automatically transmits
blood glucose results using a wireless, radio frequency
transmission to your compatible Medtronic MiniMed devices.
(Hereafter, referred to as Medtronic MiniMed device.)
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LINK meter will work with
Medtronic’s CareLink
®
Personal Therapy Management
Software and Bayer’s G
LUCOFACTS
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D
ELUXE
diabetes
management software.
Easy:
The C
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LINK blood glucose monitoring
system is about simplicity. You will notice its simple approach
the first time you see it.
Automatic:
You no longer have to worry about
coding your meter or marking a control test result.
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LINK meter is designed
with No Coding
TM
technology, to automatically
code itself every time you insert a test strip. It will even tell you
when a test strip is underfilled.
Programmed:
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LINK meter has been
preset and locked to display results in mg/dL (milligrams of
glucose per deciliter). In some countries, the meters are preset
to display units in mmol/L (millimoles of glucose per liter);
• Results in mg/dL will
never
have a decimal point;
• Results in mmol/L will
always
have a decimal point.
Example:
or
Check your display to ensure that results are displayed in
mg/dL. If they are not, contact Bayer Diabetes Care Customer
Service, 1-800-348-8100 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week).
Your Meter Features
Customizable:
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LINK meter allows
you to set personal choices for some features. For more
information, please see the Setup and Testing sections in this
user guide.
“Talks” to Your Compatible Medtronic
MiniMed Device
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LINK meter can automatically send
your blood glucose result directly to your compatible Medtronic
MiniMed device. This eliminates the need to manually enter
your blood glucose result into the insulin pump’s Bolus Wizard
®
calculator, that calculates and suggests a bolus or correction
dose if needed. Bayer’s C
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LINK meter can also
transmit your fingertip blood glucose result directly to your
compatible Medtronic MiniMed device, eliminating the need to
manually enter the result when calibrating the system.
See page 5 for initial setup options. Your compatible Medtronic
MiniMed device will only accept the glucose result if the Meter
Option in your device’s Utility Menu is set to On and you have
programmed the device with the meter’s ID (serial) number.
Up to three different meter ID numbers can be accepted. See
page 5 in “Initial Setup”. If you have entered your meter’s ID
number into your compatible Medtronic MiniMed device, it can
receive your blood glucose result. No one else’s insulin pump
or continuous glucose monitoring system can receive your
glucose result, unless your meter ID number has been entered
into that device. The meter uses a wireless signal to send the
blood glucose result to the compatible Medtronic MiniMed
device when the
Send
option is set to
Ask
. See page 7 of this
user guide. Your C
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LINK meter and compatible
Medtronic MiniMed device must be within 4 feet of each other.
If you are not using the meter link feature on your compatible
Medtronic MiniMed device, you may want to set the
Send
option to
Never
on your C
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LINK meter and
Medtronic MiniMed device to save battery power.
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