1G
1G
The DIDGET™ blood glucose monitoring system (meter,
strips, and controls) is intended for self-testing by
people with diabetes to monitor glucose concentrations
in fresh capillary whole blood samples drawn from the
fi ngertip only. It is intended for those ages four and
older, with adult supervision as needed. The DIDGET
blood glucose monitoring system is not intended for
the diagnosis of or screening for diabetes mellitus and
is not intended for use on neonates.
The DIDGET meter was created to give you a tool to
help you manage your diabetes. It rewards healthy
testing habits with points that can be used with your
Nintendo DS,™ Nintendo DS™ Lite gaming system, or
on the bayerdidget.com site. Use Bayer’s CONTOUR
test strips with your DIDGET meter.
Additional Materials
•
CONTOUR
®
Test Strips—
Use for blood sugar or
control solution testing.
•
MICROLET
®
2 Lancing Device and Microlet
Colored Lancets—
For fingertip testing.
•
Battery—
One 3 VDC (DL2032 or CR2032) lithium
battery. For “Free Batteries For Life” call 1-800-348-8100.
•
Bayer’s GLUCOFACTS
®
DELUXE Software—
Designed to show reports and graphs of your blood
sugar testing results.
•
USB Mini Cable—
Use the included cable to
connect the DIDGET meter to your computer.
•
Clinilog
®
—
To record your blood sugar test results
and activities that might affect your test results.
For short instructions, use the quick reference guide.
Notes About This User Guide
•
Read—
When you first get your meter, read the whole
user guide with your parent or a responsible adult.
•
Practice—
Practice testing using the user guide and
control solution to get to know your DIDGET meter.
•
Review—
Keep the user guide in a safe place so
that you can find it later if you have questions.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Testing Tools
2
Meter Display
3
Meter Features
4
Symptoms of High or Low Blood Glucose
5
Important Things to Know
6
Before You Begin Testing
9
Testing
Getting Ready to Test
10
Getting the Blood Drop
12
Testing Your Blood
13
Control Solution Testing
16
Games
Earning Points
20
Connecting to the Nintendo DS™
22
Connecting to the DIDGET Website
23
Transferring Results to a Computer
23
Additional Features
Set up for Basic (L-1) and Advanced (L-2) Modes 24
Setting the Date, Time and Sound
26
Setting Advanced (L-2) Mode Features
30
Using Advanced Mode
31
Viewing Stored Results
36
Technical Information
Error Codes and Symbols
40
Changing the Battery
43
Caring for the System
45
Technical Information
46
Specifi cations
47
Warranty 48
Service Information and Supplies
50
Meter/Game Connection Messages
52
Games
T
esting
Intr
oduction
Additional
F
eatur
es
T
ec
hnic
al
Information
