User's Manual

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This User’s Guide contains detailed information on the use of these components.
Please see “Getting Started” (Section 2) for the basic information you’ll need to start
using your System.
Continuous Monitoring Mode vs Blood Glucose Mode
The System operates in two separate modes: Continuous Monitoring Mode and
Blood Glucose Mode. The Continuous Monitoring Mode is the mode you will use
most of the time. It continuously displays the glucose level in your interstitial fluid
(the fluid in the tiny spaces between your tissues). This glucose reading comes from
the Sensor you will place just beneath your skin and is updated every minute. In the
Blood Glucose Mode, you can perform traditional blood glucose testing manually,
using a FreeStyle Test Strip and a drop of blood. Although you can use the Blood
Glucose Mode whenever you wish, its main use is for calibrating the System.
IMPORTANT: Blood glucose testing is REQUIRED for calibration each time you
insert a new Sensor. You will be prompted to perform a blood glucose test for
calibration at approximately 1, 3, and 24 hours after Sensor insertion. If you do not
perform these calibrations within the allowable time period, the Continuous
Monitoring Mode will not operate, your glucose readings will not be displayed, and
alarms will not be active.
Table 1.1 highlights some of the differences between the Continuous Monitoring
Mode and the Blood Glucose Mode.