Test results with the EasyTouch® HealthPro™ Glucose Monitoring System are
plasma-equivalent. This method will help you and your healthcare professional
compare your meter results with laboratory test results. The EasyTouch®
HealthPro™ test results and laboratory test results both are expressed in
plasma-equivalent units. However, your glucose monitor results may differ from
your laboratory results due to normal variation. Your glucose monitor results
can be affected by factors and conditions that do not affect laboratory results
in the same way.
Your EasyTouch® HealthPro™ monitor value is considered accurate when it
is within ± 20% of the laboratory measurement. There are some specific
situations that could cause a difference of more than ± 20%.
1. You are severely dehydrated.
2. You have eaten recently. The blood glucose level from blood obtained
from a fingertip can be up to 70mg/dL higher than blood drawn from a
vein (venous sample) used for a lab test.
3. Your hematocrit is above 60% or below 20%. Sacks, D.B.: Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates: Burits, C.A. and Ashwood, E.R. (ed.), Tietz Textbook of
Clinical Chemistry. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company (1994), 959
If you perform a blood sugar test with the system at a temperature near the
low end of the operating range, it could result in a false high blood sugar.
Repeat the test in a warmer environment with a new test strip as soon as
possible. For additional information on possible limitations for accuracy
on precision, please refer to your test strip insert. In order to make the
most accurate comparison to your laboratory results, please follow a few
basic guidelines:
Before going to the Lab
Do not eat for at least two hours before you test your blood. Perform a control
solution test to make sure the meter is working properly. Take your meter with
you to the lab.
While at the Lab
Follow all instructions in this owner’s booklet for performing a blood sugar
test with your meter. Conduct your meter test within 15 minutes of lab test.
Use only fresh capillary blood obtained from the fingertip.
You may still experience a difference from the laboratory test results because
blood sugars can change very rapidly over a short period of time. This is due to
a variety of reasons such as exercise, medication, stress or loss of body fluids.
The EasyTouch® HealthPro™ Meter has a wide variety of functions from which
to choose. From the setup mode you have the ability to turn activity/meal flags,
set the date/time, designate three averages and set up to five daily alarms.
Power On
Press for at
least 3 seconds.
User Activity Option
After pressing and
releasing either
or buttons to turn
the User Activity
Option on/off, confirm
with .
Year
After pressing and
releasing either or
buttons to set the year,
confirm with .
Date / Time
After pressing and
releasing either
or buttons to
set the date and
time, confirm
each with .
Test Unit
Your meter is pre-set
to mg/dL as test units.
Just confirm it with .
The correct units of
the measurement in
U.S. are mg/dL.
Temperature Unit
Press and release either
or buttons to set °C
or °F, confirm with .
Setting Your Meter
Comparing Your Meter & Lab Results
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