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.
When inserting the glucose test
strip (starting measuring
process), the backlight will turn
on for 10 seconds.
After the test results display, the
backlight will last for 10 seconds.
When pressing the power button
(moving into memory mode),
the backlight will turn on for
10 seconds.
When pressing the power button
for 3 seconds (entering the
setting mode), the backlight
will turn on for 10 seconds.
When inserting the PC cable into
the USB port, the backlight will
turn on for 10 seconds.
Performing a Control Solution Test
The control solutions contain a known amount of glucose that reacts with the
EasyTouch® HealthPro™ Glucose Test Strips. By comparing your control solution
test results with the expected range printed on the test strip vial, it is able to
check if the meter and test strips are working properly and that you are
performing the test correctly. It is very important that you perform the control
solutions test routinely to make sure you get accurate results.
Firmly insert the test strip into the meter test port.
Insert down firmly in direction of arrow on test strip.
Do not insert the glucose test strip upside down.
When you insert the glucose test strip into the glucose
meter, the meter will automatically turn on and identify
the strip code.
Check the expiration date before performing a
control solution test. Do not use if expired.
Please note the expiration date on the control
solution bottle.
Gently shake the control solution before use.
Discard the first drop of control solution, this will
eliminate any residue. Place a drop of control solution
on a clean dry surface (e.g. the lid of the test strip vial).
Dip the test strip into the control solution. Results
will appear in 5 seconds. Compare the result to the
range printed on the test strip vial, the result should
fall within that range.
If activity/meal is OFF,
press and release
either the or
button until the icon
appears; press .
Testing with the
Control Solution
Backlight Function
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If activity/meal is
ON, scroll through
the icons with the
or button
until the control
solution bottle is
blinking; press .
The glucose control solution should be used:
•
Whenever you suspect the glucose test meter or glucose test strip is not
functioning properly.
• If your glucose test results are not consistent with your symptoms or if you
think they are not accurate.
• If you have dropped the blood glucose test meter.
•
For quality control in the point of care usage.
•
For teaching or learning the system.
