Freestyle Freedom - Get the Blood Sample; Prepare Test Site; Apply Blood to Test Strip; Fill the Test Strip with Blood

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2
Hold the clear cap down against
the top of your test site.
Depress the release button.
Do not lift up
.
Continue to hold the lancing
device and
gradually
increase
gradually increase gradually
pressure for several seconds.
3
The test strip acts like a sponge
and pulls the blood into the strip
through the Test Strip Edge.
5
Your blood glucose test result is
shown
on
the display screen. If
the sound
volume
is on you will
hear two beeps.
4
DO NOT
PULL
THE TEST STRIP
AWAY
until
you
see
the short lin
e moving
clockwise
on your meter
screen and
you may
hea
r
one
beep (if your sound
volume is on)
.
This means you have
e
nough blood and
the meter is reading
your glucose.
Get the Blood Sample
Fill the Test Strip with Blood
1
To bring fresh blood to the
surface of the test site, rub
the site vigorously for a few
seconds, until you feel it
getting warm.
In clinical studies, most people said testing on their forearms
was painless.
(
Data on file:
testing done on forearm
.
)
•
DO NOT
“press” the test strip against the test site.
•
DO NOT
scrape the blood onto the test strip.
•
DO NOT
apply blood to the flat side of the test strip.
•
DO NOT
apply blood to the test strip when the test
strip is out of the meter.
•
DO NOT
put blood or foreign objects into the
test strip port.
2
Bring the test strip to the blood
sample at a slight angle.
The FreeStyle Freedom System can
be used to test your blood glucose
from your forearm, upper arm, thigh,
calf, hand, as well as fingers (for more
information see your Owner’s Booklet).
FreeStyle Freedom
Testing Areas
Most Test Sites Available
Warning:
If you are testing for
hypoglycemia (low blood glucose),
or if you suffer from hypoglycemia
unawareness, we recommend that
you test on your fingers or palm (at
the base of the thumb).
Testing on other sites is similar to testing on the forearm, which is
demonstrated in this Getting Started Guide.
Refer to your Owner’s Booklet for complete information about the FreeStyl
e Freedom
Blood Glucose Monitoring System.
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call Customer Care toll free at 1-888-522-5226
or
visit us at www.AbbottDiabetesCare.com.
Test Strip Edge
Continue to Step 4
1
Make sure that the test strip is in
the meter and the meter is powered
ON. (If the meter is turned off, take
out the test strip and reinsert into
the meter.) Leave the test strip in the
meter. You are now ready to apply the
blood sample.
3
While holding the lancing device
on your test site, look through
the clear cap; the blood sample
should be about the size of a
pinhead (example:
).
Lift the lancing device straight up;
be careful not to smear the blood
sample on your test site.
IMPORTANT: Use the clear
cap for testing on your forearm,
upper arm, hand, thigh or calf.
Important:
• A
void lancing
ar
eas
areasar
with obvious veins or moles to avoid excess bleeding.
• A
void lancing a
r
eas where tendons or bones stick out (for example, hand
reas where tendons or bones stick out (for example, hand r
bones and ankle bones.)
IMPORTANT: Use only one Test
Strip Edge per test. Do not apply
blood to both edges. Test strips
may be used only once. Discard
used test strips.
Read Me First
Getting Started Guide
Fill the Test Strip with Blood