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See inside for Indications and Important Safety Information.

Your FreeStyle Libre 14 day System

IN-SERVICE GUIDE

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Page 1: ...See inside for Indications and Important Safety Information Your FreeStyle Libre 14 day System IN SERVICE GUIDE ...

Page 2: ... Sensor glucose readings may not be accurate and should not be used to make a diabetes treatment decision o If you suspect that your reading may be inaccurate for any reason o When you are experiencing symptoms that may be due to low or high blood glucose o When you are experiencing symptoms that do not match the Sensor glucose readings o During the first 12 hours of wearing a FreeStyle Libre 14 d...

Page 3: ...er your Sensor remove the Sensor and stop using the System Contact your health care professional before continuing to use the System Intense exercise may cause your Sensor to loosen due to sweat or movement of the Sensor Remove and replace your Sensor if it starts to loosen and follow the instructions to select an appropriate application site The System uses all available glucose data to give you ...

Page 4: ... blood glucose meter Differences in glucose readings between interstitial fluid and capillary blood may be observed during times of rapid change in blood glucose such as after eating dosing insulin or exercising What to know about interfering substances such as Vitamin C and Aspirin Taking ascorbic acid vitamin C while wearing the Sensor may falsely raise Sensor glucose readings Taking salicylic a...

Page 5: ...ividuals in hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state with or without ketosis The Reader s built in meter is not for use on neonates in critically ill patients or for diagnosis or screening of diabetes See Using the Reader s Built in meter section of the Reader Kit User s Manual for additional important information on the use of the Reader s built in meter Where to charge your Reader Be sure to select a lo...

Page 6: ...ction on setting up the reader for the first time The FreeStyle LibreLink app and the FreeStyle Libre 14 Day reader have similar but not identical features Fingersticks are required for treatment decisions when you see Check Blood Glucose symbol when symptoms do not match system readings when you suspect readings may be inaccurate or when you experience symptoms that may be due to high or low bloo...

Page 7: ...om sensor applicator CAUTION Sensor codes must match on sensor pack and sensor applicator or glucose readings will be incorrect STEP 3 Sensor applicator is ready to apply sensor CAUTION Sensor applicator now contains a needle Do not touch inside sensor applicator or put it back into sensor pack STEP 6 Make sure sensor is secure by gently pressing adhesive to the skin Discard used sensor applicator...

Page 8: ...using reader for the first time follow the prompts to set date time and target glucose range STEP 1 Touch Start New Sensor STEP 2 Hold reader within 1 5 inches 4 cm of sensor to scan it Sensor can be used to check your glucose after 1 hour STEP 3 Start New Sensor 3 Start new sensor with app Tap the scan button STEP 1 Hold the top of your iPhone near the Sensor Hold still until you hear a tone and o...

Page 9: ...ap NEXT You need a LibreView account to use the App Follow onscreen instructions to review legal information and create a new account or login to your existing account The LibreView data management software is intended for use by both patients and healthcare professionals to assist people with diabetes and their healthcare professionals in the review analysis and evaluation of historical glucose m...

Page 10: ...essfully scanned within 15 seconds the reader displays a prompt to scan the sensor again Touch OK to return to the Home Screen and touch Check Glucose to scan your sensor STEP 2 350 250 150 50 236mg dL 6am 10am 2pm Glucose Going High Both reader and app show your glucose reading along with your glucose graph and an arrow indicating the direction your glucose is going STEP 3 Press Home Button to tu...

Page 11: ...ucose Data Adding notes How to do it with the App GLUCOSE IN RANGE 8 06AM mg dL mg dL 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 12AM 3PM 6AM ADD NOTE Tap the symbol on the My Glucose screen Select the checkbox next to the note you would like to add After you check the box you can add more specific information to your note Tap DONE to save your note ...

Page 12: ...ons and the Share option You can also access Settings Help and other information Glucose Graph Graph of your stored Sensor glucose readings Scan Button Tap this button or the symbol at the top of the screen when you re ready to scan your Sensor Glucose Information Your Time in Target information about your last scan and average glucose for the last 24 hours Scan Button Tap this symbol or the butto...

Page 13: ...n Target Low Glucose Events Sensor Usage Use the arrows to view the available options STEP 3 Press Home Button to turn on the reader and go to Home Screen STEP 1 1 Readings above or below your Target Glucose Range are orange while readings in range are blue 2 The thick black line shows the median midpoint of your glucose readings 3 The gray shading represents a range 10 90 percentiles of your sens...

Page 14: ...s Sensor scan results from each day You can also use the Logbook to manually enter your blood glucose test results Average Glucose Logbook Daily Patterns Daily Graph Time in Target Low Glucose Events Sensor glucose readings collected in the last 7 14 30 and 90 days Sensor glucose readings from each day Sensor glucose readings collected in the last 7 14 30 and 90 days Sensor Usage Sensor glucose re...

Page 15: ...il surfaces are wet NOTE Make sure liquid does not get into the test strip and USB ports Allow the reader surfaces to remain wet for 60 seconds After 1 full minute immediately dry with a clean paper towel to remove any residual moisture When finished thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water Maintenance and Disposal Maintenance Disposal Your sensor automatically stops working after 14 days of...

Page 16: ...treatment decisions it is important to understand your sensor readings Use all of the information on the screen when deciding what to do or what treatment decision to make NOTE While sensor glucose readings are gathered in the system range of 40 500 mg dL the graph display range is 0 350 mg dL for ease of review on screen Glucose readings above 350 mg dL are displayed at 350 mg dL NOTE The symbol ...

Page 17: ...ss than 1 mg dL per minute Glucose is falling between 1 and 2 mg dL per minute Glucose is falling quickly more than 2 mg dL per minute NOTE The Glucose Trend Arrow may not always appear with your reading When there is no Glucose Trend Arrow the system can t tell if your glucose is rising quickly or falling quickly and will display the symbol Whenever you see this symbol you should do a blood gluco...

Page 18: ...tion and set a reminder to check your glucose again 350 250 150 50 2pm6 pm 10pm 237 mg dL Glucose Going High m6 350 250 150 50 2pm6 pm 10pm mg dL 72 Glucose Going Low m6 If your glucose reading is less than 70 mg dL projected to be less than 70 mg dL rapidly changing or there is no number or trend arrow you will see this symbol You can touch the symbol for more information Check your blood glucose...

Page 19: ... 63mg dL Low Glucose If your glucose is higher than 240 mg dL or lower than 70 mg dL you will see a message on the screen You can touch the message button for more information and set a reminder to check your glucose WHAT TO DO DISPLAY You will see this symbol Check your blood glucose on your finger with a test strip before making treatment decisions 350 250 150 50 2pm 6pm 10pm 63mg dL Low Glucose...

Page 20: ...eader your reading is lower than 40 mg dL If HI appears on the reader your reading is higher than 500 mg dL You can touch the message button for more information Check your blood glucose on your finger with a test strip If you get a second LO or HI result contact your healthcare professional immediately WHAT TO DO DISPLAY You will see this symbol Check your blood glucose on your finger with a test...

Page 21: ...cose readings with a blood glucose meter until you understand Sensor accuracy may vary between sensors Sensor accuracy may vary during a sensor wear session Sensor accuracy may vary in different situations meals exercise first day of use etc UNDERSTAND YOUR INSULIN Understand how your insulin works including how long it takes to start working and how long it lasts in your body NOTE Making a treatm...

Page 22: ...ld expect your glucose to be high If your glucose reading is low then it doesn t match your recent activity Don t make treatment decisions if you think your sensor glucose readings are incorrect NOTE The symbol will NOT display in these situations You Have Low or High Blood Glucose Symptoms Don t ignore symptoms that may be due to low or high blood glucose Do a blood glucose test and treat based o...

Page 23: ...recently do nothing and scan again later Avoid insulin stacking You will see the symbol Do not treat based on sensor glucose reading Do a blood glucose test If you are about to eat take insulin to cover your meal If this is between meals do nothing and scan again later If you are about to eat take insulin to cover your meal Consider taking a little more since glucose is high If this is between mea...

Page 24: ...Anytime Anne sees the symbol she does a blood glucose test before deciding what to do Before lunch Anne sees her glucose is 90 mg dL and rising Before eating lunch Anne takes enough insulin to cover the meal and a little more since her trend arrow was rising After lunch Ninety minutes later Anne s glucose is still 225 mg dL Anne does not take a correction dose as it is within 2 hours of her meal d...

Page 25: ...pm 2pm 4pm 6pm 8pm 12am 10am 2am 4am 6am 8am 12pm 12am 10pm 2pm 4pm 6pm 8pm Target Range mg dL Median Hyperglycemia Median Variability Hypoglycemia Average Glucose mg dL 4 2 1 3 190 mg dL Average Glucose 48 Percent in Target Simulated patient data for illustrative purposes only not actual patient data This material is intended for Abbott Diabetes Care employees or representatives only It is consid...

Page 26: ...termine how you should use your sensor glucose information to help manage your diabetes To determine and set your target glucose range To understand how insulin works To determine when to do nothing scan again later To determine how to use your blood glucose results To discuss what to do if symptoms don t match your blood glucose results Sensor Readings If you get a LO or HI sensor reading followe...

Page 27: ... of the sensor that gets inserted under the skin is less than 0 4 millimeter wide 1mm is about the thickness of a few strands of human hair and it s inserted only about 5mm under the skin so most people will not feel the sensor while it is being worn Can users bathe shower swim or exercise while wearing a sensor Yes The sensor can be worn while bathing showering swimming or exercise The sensor sho...

Page 28: ...ape of the sensor housing FreeStyle Libre and related brand marks are marks of Abbott App Store is a trademark of Apple Inc Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2021 Abbott ADC 10386 v3 0 07 21 ...

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