Accu-Chek Mobile User manual

User’s Manual

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM

ACCU-CHEK, ACCU-CHEK MOBILE and FASTCLIX

are trademarks of Roche.

Roche Diagnostics

201, Boulevard Armand-Frappier

Laval, Québec (CANADA) H7V 4A2

Accu-Chek Customer Care: 1-800-363-7949

www.accu-chek.ca

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68305 Mannheim, Germany

www.accu-chek.com

0 5405327001(02) – 2010-12 M_Version04_Rev0

Keep the blood glucose monitoring system and all its components away from children under the age of 3.

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Last update: 2010-12

Intended use

Accu‑Chek Mobile blood glucose meter

Meter for quantitative determination of blood glucose

values in fresh capillary blood using Accu-Chek Mobile

test cassettes.

Suitable for self-testing only.

The meter may only be used for blood glu‑

cose testing by one person.

There is a risk of infections being transmitted if

the meter is used by other people, or if health-

care professionals use the same meter for test-

ing blood glucose in more than one person. This

meter is therefore not suitable for professional

use in healthcare facilities or institutions.

Visually impaired people should not test their

blood glucose without assistance from a sighted

person.

WARNING: PATIENTS RECEIVING PERITONEAL

DIALYSIS USING SOLUTIONS CONTAINING

ICODEXTRIN (e.g. Extraneal, Icodial) should not

use the Accu-Chek Mobile test cassette. It could

cause an overestimation of glucose results.

Accu‑Chek FastClix Mobile lancing device and AST

cap

Lancing device with adjustable penetration depth

setting for obtaining capillary blood from a ngertip

with Accu-Chek FastClix lancet drums and, when a

special AST cap is used, also from alternate sites such

as the ball of the thumb.

AST cap for obtaining capillary blood from alternative

sites using the Accu-Chek FastClix Mobile lancing

device.

The lancing device and the AST cap are in‑

tended for personal use only!

They may only be used by one person for ob-

taining blood. There is a risk of infections being

transmitted if the lancing device or the AST cap

are used by other people, or if healthcare pro-

fessionals use them to obtain blood from more

than one person. This lancing device and this

AST cap are therefore not suitable for profes-

sional use in healthcare facilities or institutions.

About this User’s Manual

This User’s Manual features three symbols to draw

your attention to important information. Please read

these notes with special care.

This symbol indicates a possible risk of injury

or of damage to your own health or to the

health of others.

This symbol draws attention to actions that

could result in damage to the meter, the test

cassette, the lancing device or the AST cap.

iThis symbol draws your attention to important

information.

All instructions describing specic operations are

printed on a colored background as shown in the

following example:

1 Place your nger on the corrugated area on the tip

cover and push it in the direction of the arrow as

far as it will go.

Please read this User’s Manual carefully and com-

pletely before testing blood glucose for the rst time. If

you have any questions, please contact Accu-Chek

Customer Care at 1-800-363-7949 or visit

accu-chek.ca (see Chapter 20).

This User’s Manual helps you get to know your meter

and lancing device step by step. It provides you with all

the information you need to operate and care for your

meter and lancing device and to deal with any errors

that might occur. Remember that, in order to keep your

meter and lancing device in good working condition,

you need to follow the correct operating procedures

and also observe certain other instructions. The meter

and lancing device are precision instruments and

improper handling can impair their operation.

About this User’s Manual

Please note:

All dates, times or results displayed in this User’s

Manual are intended only as examples. They display

results in mmol/l (e.g. 5.8 mmol/l), dates in the month

day format (e.g. Feb 26) and times in the 12-hour time

format (e.g. 06:30pm). Others formats can (and will) be

displayed on your meter’s display. Your meter can, for

example, display the time or date in a different format

(depending on the setting you have chosen).

We recommend that you start by getting to know all of

the features of your meter and lancing device (see

Chapter 1.1 and 1.2). Try out all the steps described in

this User’s Manual, and also practice using the meter

and lancing device.

Contents

1 Getting to know your meter and lancing device 13

1.1 Overview of the meter...........................................................................................................................14

1.2 Overview of the lancing device..............................................................................................................17

1.3 The blood glucose test in brief ..............................................................................................................18

1.4 The main features at a glance...............................................................................................................20

1.5 Description of menus and buttons.........................................................................................................23

Elements of the menus...................................................................................................................24

button (On/Off button / Enter button).....................................................................................26

button (down)............................................................................................................................28

button (up) ................................................................................................................................29

1.6 Turning on the meter.............................................................................................................................30

1.7 Turning off the meter ............................................................................................................................32

1.8 Opening menus.....................................................................................................................................34

1.9 Entering information..............................................................................................................................37

Changing numbers .........................................................................................................................37

Activating or deactivating functions ................................................................................................38

2 Initial steps before testing 39

2.1 Checking the contents ..........................................................................................................................39

2.2 Checking the blood glucose unit............................................................................................................40

Contents

2.3 Inserting the rst test cassette ..............................................................................................................41

Validity of the test cassette.............................................................................................................46

2.4 Removing the protective lm from the display.......................................................................................48

2.5 Removing the protective strip from the batteries ...................................................................................48

2.6 Setting the language.............................................................................................................................49

3 Testing blood glucose 54

3.1 Preparing the lancing device .................................................................................................................55

Inserting a lancet drum...................................................................................................................57

Setting the penetration depth .........................................................................................................59

Loading a new lancet .....................................................................................................................60

Replacing a used lancet drum ........................................................................................................61

Undocking and docking the lancing device .....................................................................................62

3.2 Performing a blood glucose test............................................................................................................64

Starting a blood glucose test by opening the tip cover ...................................................................66

Starting a blood glucose test via the Main menu.............................................................................69

Obtaining a blood drop ...................................................................................................................71

Applying the blood drop to the test area..........................................................................................74

Turning off the meter......................................................................................................................76

Alternate site testing.......................................................................................................................78

Symbols which are displayed together with the result.....................................................................86

Flagging results..............................................................................................................................87

Contents

3.3 Evaluating results..................................................................................................................................93

Measuring range ............................................................................................................................93

Implausible results – possible sources of error ...............................................................................94

4 Adjust settings 95

4.1 Settings overview..................................................................................................................................95

4.2 Opening the Settings menu...................................................................................................................98

4.3 Setting the time and date, selecting the time format ...........................................................................100

Setting the time............................................................................................................................101

Setting the date............................................................................................................................104

Selecting the time format .............................................................................................................107

4.4 Setting tones.......................................................................................................................................109

Turning the beeper, reminders and acoustic mode on and off........................................................111

4.5 Setting reminders ...............................................................................................................................113

Setting a new reminder ................................................................................................................115

Editing an existing reminder (turn on/off, change, delete)..............................................................118

Setting a one-time reminder in 1 hour, 2 hours or 3 hours ............................................................124

Deleting a one-time reminder.......................................................................................................126

4.6 Setting a target range .........................................................................................................................128

Setting a target range...................................................................................................................129

Editing an existing target range (turn on/off, change) ....................................................................131

Contents

4.7 Setting the volume..............................................................................................................................135

4.8 Setting the brightness.........................................................................................................................137

4.9 Setting the language...........................................................................................................................139

Correcting a wrongly set language................................................................................................141

5 Using the meter as a diary 142

5.1 Retrieving saved results......................................................................................................................143

Via the Memory menu ..................................................................................................................144

Via the button (down).............................................................................................................145

Viewing all saved results ..............................................................................................................146

5.2 Retrieving averages ............................................................................................................................148

5.3 Transferring results .............................................................................................................................153

Starting the transfer using the and buttons......................................................................156

Starting the transfer via the Memory menu...................................................................................157

Transferring results for further analysis.........................................................................................158

Transferring results as a table.......................................................................................................160

If the transfer is unsuccessful.......................................................................................................164

5.4 Setting the display format for viewing saved results............................................................................165

6 Acoustic mode 168

6.1 Beep tone when turning on .................................................................................................................170

6.2 Beep tones during a test .....................................................................................................................170

Contents

6.3 Announcement of the result after a test...............................................................................................171

6.4 Announcement of saved test results....................................................................................................173

6.5 Announcements of warnings and error messages ...............................................................................174

7 Checking the meter 175

7.1 Preparing for a control test..................................................................................................................176

7.2 Performing a control test.....................................................................................................................177

Control test not OK – possible sources of error .............................................................................186

8Tools menu 188

9 Performing a display check 189

10 Viewing the validity of the test cassette 191

11 Cleaning the meter and lancing device 192

11.1 Cleaning the meter..............................................................................................................................192

The outside ..................................................................................................................................192

The inside ....................................................................................................................................193

11.2 Cleaning the lancing device.................................................................................................................202

12 Replacing the test cassette 203

12.1 Preparing cassette replacement..........................................................................................................204

12.2 Replacing the cassette........................................................................................................................205

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