TARGET BLOOD GLUCOSE RANGES
Reminders
Time of day
Your target ranges from
your healthcare professional
Before breakfast
Before lunch or dinner
1 hour after meals
2 hours after meals
Between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Blood Glucose Targets for Most People with Diabetes
A recommended target for fasting blood glucose or glucose
before meals is 4.0 - 7.0 mmol/L. A recommended target for
blood glucose 2 hours after eating is 5.0 to 10.0 mmol/L.
Reference
Canadian Diabetes Association, 2008. Clinical Practice
Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes
in Canada.
These targets are intended to be a guide. Please discuss your
blood glucose targets with your healthcare professional.
Press the
or
S
button
to turn the meter on. The
current date and time will
be displayed on the bottom
of the screen for 2 seconds,
followed by the average
value and the number of the
test results saved within the
last 14 days.
Press
to view the average
value and the number of
tests performed before
eating a meal for the last 14
days. On pressing again,
the average value and the
number of tests performed
post-meals for the same
period will appear on the
screen.
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METER MEMORY
The meter can save up to 250 glucose test results with time
and date. If the memory is full, the oldest test result will be
deleted and the latest test result will be stored.
The meter calculates and displays the averages of total test
results, pre-meal test results, and post-meal (
) test results
from the last 14 days.
VIEWING TEST RESULTS STORED IN THE METER’S
MEMORY
The number of
tests
The number of
pre-meal tests
The number of
post-meal tests
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