Abbott FreeStyle Navigator User Manual

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1OVER1 Getting AcquaintedIntroductionImportant: Read all of the instructions in this User’s Guide and the FreeStyle® Test Strip packageinsert before using your FreeStyle Navigator® Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. Adjustments toyour treatment should be done under the guidance of your healthcare team.Your FreeStyle Navigator system continuously reads, displays, and records the glucose levels in thefluids found between the cells under your skin (interstitial fluids). It does this by using a small, thin,plastic sensor inserted just under the skin.Your FreeStyle Navigator system provides you with continuous glucose readings in real time. Byhaving access to more frequent glucose measurements, you can monitor your glucose levels and gainan understanding of patterns in your glucose levels. This will help you and your healthcare team seehow factors such as your diet, insulin, exercise, and diabetes medication affect your glucose levels,and to adjust your treatment plan accordingly.Your FreeStyle Navigator system has a number of helpful features.Wireless communication between the transmitter and receiver.•Disposable sensor that can be worn up to 5 days.•Alarms to alert you to low or high glucose levels (hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia)• beforereaching those low and high glucose levels and when reaching those glucose levels.Graphs and statistics that show your glucose results in easy-to-understand formats.•Directional glucose trend arrows that show if your glucose values are rising or falling and•how fast.Memory to hold up to 60 days worth of data.•Wireless communication capabilities to a personal computer.•Built-in FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meter for performing blood glucose measurements.•Event entry capabilities (like meals, exercise, insulin and other).•Backlit display.•Important: Keep this User’s Guide for future reference. It will come in handy when you have to doprocedures that you do not do often enough to remember.Section 1 1Getting Acquainted