Bayer Contour Ts Blood Glucose Meter Instruction Manual

Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter

Product Information

The CONTOUR TS Meter is a device used for testing blood glucose levels. The meter is equipped with a display screen, orange test strip port, and buttons for on/off, memory recall, and set. The meter does not require any coding for testing. The gray electrode end of the CONTOUR TS Test Strip is inserted into the orange test strip port on the meter for testing. The product comes with a Quick Reference Guide and a User Guide that provides complete troubleshooting and error information.

Product Usage Instructions:

1. Remove a test strip from the bottle and firmly snap the lid closed. Never store test strips outside the bottle!
2. Hold the test strip with the gray end facing up and insert it into the orange test strip port. No coding required! A test strip with a flashing blood drop will appear letting you know the meter is ready to test.
3. Press the lancing device firmly against the puncture site and press the release button.
4. Hold the meter with the orange test strip port pointing down or toward you. Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop of blood. The blood is drawn into the test strip through the tip.
5. Hold the tip of the test strip in the blood drop until the meter beeps and the 8 second countdown begins. Make sure the orange test strip port is pointing down.
6. Your test result is displayed and automatically stored in the meter memory.
7. To turn your meter off, simply remove the test strip. Carefully dispose of the used test strip.

Note: If you see any error codes or symbols on the meter, refer to your User Guide for complete troubleshooting and error information or call Bayer Diabetes Care Customer Service: 1-800-348-8100 (24 hours/day).

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Inserting the Test Strip

Remove a test strip from the bottle and fi rmly snap the lid closed. Never store test strips outside the bottle.

Hold the test strip with the gray end facing up and insert it into the orange test strip port. No coding required.

A test strip with a fl ashing blood drop will appear letting you know the meter is ready to test.

Getting the Blood Drop

• Press the lancing device fi rmly against the punc-ture site and press the release button.
• Test immediately after you have formed a blood drop. Only 0.6 µL is needed for a test.

Testing Your Blood

Hold the meter with the orange test strip port pointing down or toward you. Immediately touch the tip of the test strip to the drop of blood. The blood is drawn into the test strip through the tip.

Hold the tip of the test strip in the blood drop until the meter beeps and the 8 second countdown be-gins. Make sure the orange test strip port is point-ing down.

Your test result is displayed and auto-matically stored in the meter memory.

To turn your me-ter off, simply remove the test strip. Carefully dispose of the used test strip.

Error Codes and Symbols

WHAT YOU SEE	WHAT IT MEANS	WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
	Low Battery.	Replace the bat- tery as soon as possible.
	Tempera- ture out- of-range.	Move to an area that is within the operating range for the meter: 41°F–113°F. Let the meter and test strips adjust to this tempera- ture for twenty minutes before testing.

WHAT YOU SEE	WHAT IT MEANS	WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
	The test	Remove the test
	strip has	strip and repeat
	not filled	the test using a
	enough	new test strip.
	to give an
	accurate
	result.
	The meter	Remove the
	is sensing a used test	test strip and retest using a
	strip.	new test strip.
		Wait until you
		see the flashing
		blood drop in
		the display be-
		fore adding the
		blood sample.

WHAT YOU SEE		WHAT IT MEANS	WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
		Test strip	Remove the test
		not in-	strip and insert it
		serted	properly.
		correctly.
E5	E10	Potential	Remove the test
E6	E11	software	strip and retest
E8	E12	or hard-	using a new
E9	E13	ware issue.	test strip. If you
			continue to have
			problems, con-
			tact Customer
			Service.
		Wrong test	Remove the
		strip.	test strip and
			retest using a
			CONTOUR TS
			Test Strip.

WHAT YOU SEE	WHAT IT MEANS	WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
	Test result is “HI” (above 600 mg/dL) or	• Wash your hands and the test site. Re- peat the test using a new test strip.
	Test result is “LO” (below 10 mg/dL).	• If your result is still “HI” or “LO,” contact your physician or healthcare professional immediately.
CAUTION: Glucose levels above 250 mg/dL or below 50 mg/dL may indicate a poten- tially serious medical condition.

Only Use With
CONTOUR® TS Blood Glucose Meter and CONTOUR™ TS Test Strips (Read your User Guide and Lancing Device insert for complete instructions before performing a blood glucose test.)