User Manual

Polytel
®
GMA2
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Polytel
®
GMA2
9-2520-A September 2013 15
metal box or enclosure. This may interfere with its ability to
send data.
When the devices are working together correctly, the light
on the GMA comes on and starts blinking right after you
take a new reading, then goes out when the reading is
sent. See page 9 to learn more about the indicator light.
3.4 How to use your GMA
1. Insert the glucose test strip into the glucose meter and
take your reading as you normally would. Instructions
on using your glucose meter should have come with
the original box.
2. Remove the test strip as usual.
3. After you remove the test strip:
• The blue light on the GMA turns on automatically.
• The meter will show activity:
• LifeScan meters display PC on the screen. This
shows that it is sending the reading to the GMA.
The PC indication will stay on for two minutes.
This is normal.
• Bayer meters show the number of measurements
counting down. The display will stay on for two
minutes. This is normal.
• Abbott meters show all the display elemets active
(nothing readable).
Figure 4: PC shows on the glucose meter when
the GMA is receiving your readings
4. The GMA blue light begins blinking off and on. This
means that it is sending your reading to the receiving
station.