Fora DUO ultima D40, Owner'S Manual

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D40 Owner’s Manual
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• Write the opening date on the strip vial label when you first opened it. Discard remaining
test strips after 3 months.
• Do not use test strips beyond the expiry date. This may cause inaccurate results.
• Do not bend, cut, or alter a test strip in any way.
• Keep the strip vial away from children since the cap and the test strip may be a choking
hazard. If swallowed, promptly see a doctor for help.
For further information, please refer to the test strip package insert.
Reference Values
Blood Glucose
The meter provides you with plasma equivalent results.
Time of day Normal plasma glucose range for people without
diabetes (mg/dL)
Fasting and before meal Less than 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L)
2 hours after meals Less than 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L)
Source:
American Diabetes Association (2012). Clinical Practice Recommendations. Diabetes
Care, 35 (Supplement 1): S1-100.
Please consult your doctor to determine a target range that works best for you.
Blood Pressure
Clinical studies show that adult diabetes is often accompanied by elevated blood pressure.
People with diabetes can reduce their heart risk by managing their blood pressure along
with diabetes treatment
*1 .
Definitions and Classification of blood pressure levels according to 2007 ESH-ESC Practice
Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension:
Category Systolic (mmHg) Diastolic (mmHg)
Optimal < 120 and < 80
Normal 120 –129 and/or 80–84
High normal 130 –139 and/or 85–89
Grade 1 hypertension 140 –159 and/or 90– 99
Grade 2 hypertension 160 –179 and/or 100–109
Grade 3 hypertension
≥
180 and/or
≥
110
Isolated systolic hypertension
≥
140 and < 90
Isolated systolic hypertension should be graded (1, 2, 3) according to systolic blood
pressure values in the ranges indicated, provided that diastolic values are < 90mmHg.
Source: The European Society of Hypertension and European Society of Cardiology Task Force
Members. 2007 ESH-ESC Practice Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension. J
Hypertens 2007; 25: 1751-1762
.
*1 : American Diabetes Association: The Diabetes-Heart Disease Link Surveying Attitudes,
Knowledge and Risk (2002)