Accu-Chek Performa User Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Your New System ...........................................................................................7
The Accu-Chek Performa Meter .......................................................................................................................7
Preparing the Meter for a Test .........................................................................................................................9
Adjusting the Time and Date for First Time Use .............................................................................................11
Using the Accu-Chek Performa System .........................................................................................................14
Chapter 2: Testing Your Blood Glucose ..................................................................................................15
Performing a Blood Glucose Test ...................................................................................................................15
Marking Blood Glucose Results......................................................................................................................18
Alternative Site Testing (AST) .........................................................................................................................19
Unusual Blood Glucose Results ......................................................................................................................23
Symptoms of Low or High Blood Glucose ......................................................................................................24
Chapter 3: Meter Memory, Setup, and Data Transfer ............................................................................25
Memory .........................................................................................................................................................25
Viewing Blood Glucose Results ......................................................................................................................27
Meter Setup ...................................................................................................................................................28
Setting the Time and Date .............................................................................................................................29
Setting the Beeper On or O ..........................................................................................................................31
Setting Test Reminders ..................................................................................................................................34
Setting the Hypoglycemic (Hypo) Alert ...........................................................................................................39
Transferring Your Results to a Computer or PDA ............................................................................................43
Chapter 4: Control Testing ......................................................................................................................45
Why Perform Control Tests .............................................................................................................................45
About the Control Solutions ...........................................................................................................................46
Performing a Control Test...............................................................................................................................47
Understanding Out-of-Range Control Results .................................................................................................51
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Accu-Chek Performa Specifications

General

Brand	Accu-Chek
Model	Performa
Category	Blood Glucose Meter
Language	English