90
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2. If after 5 seconds the PDM does not display the countdown
screen, the sample may be too small.
The strip port light turns off when the blood sample is
accepted. The reading is complete when you hear 2 beeps (if
BG sound
is turned
On
) and the PDM shows your reading on
the screen (Figure 7-22).
3. To mark the result as a pre- or post-meal test, to indicate a
level of exercise or to indicate other situations connected to
this
blood glucose reading
, press
Tag
. Then:
a. Use the
Up/Down Controller
buttons to select a tag,
then press
Select
. You can select a second tag for the
reading in the same way.
To learn how to manage your list of tags and to add
custom tags, see “Manage the blood glucose tags list” in
Chapter 6, Using the Personal Diabetes Manager.
b. Press
OK
to return to the reading screen (Figure 7-24),
then press
Next
.
4. If you do not want to mark the test, press
Next
instead of
Tag
.
5. Remove the test strip. If the strip-port light was turned on, it
now turns off.
Remove the lancet
6. When you have finished testing, place the lancet protec-
tive cover on a hard surface, then push the rounded top
into the cupped side of the cover. Then, remove the lan-
cet from the lancing device (Figure 7-23 on the next page).
Discard the used lancet properly in a puncture-resistant con-
tainer. Then wash your hands with soap and water.
If the words
Control solution
show on the
screen, repeat the test with a new test strip. If the
problem persists, contact Insulet's Customer
Care (24 hours/7days): 800-591-3455. When
calling from outside the United States: 781-457-
5098.
Figure 7-21
Figure 7-22
If the suggested bolus calculator feature is turned
Off
,
the
Bolus
soft key appears instead of
Next
.
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