Abbott Freestyle PRT03831-xxx - Manual (Page 185)

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20 Glossary
Adhesive
Enhancers Products that can help the adhesive pad on the sensor support mount stick better to your skin
Alarms Sounds, vibrations, or text that are used by the receiver to notify you of certain conditions.
Alarms Menu A menu you can access from the Main menu. From the Alarms menu, you can turn an alarm on
or off, set its sensitivity, and select alarm type.
Alarm
Sensitivity A setting that you can adjust to trigger the Projected Low/High Glucose alarms (early warning
alarms) sooner or later. The higher the sensitivity, the sooner the alarm will sound.
Alarm Type Refers to the sound or vibration of the alarm. Alarm types include low, medium, or high beeps
and short, medium, or long vibrations.
Antiseptics Products that you can use at the sensor insertion site if you tend to develop infections.
Backlighting A light inside the receiver that lets you see the display screen in the dark.
Blood Glucose
Mode One of two modes in which the system functions (the other is Continuous Monitoring mode).
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.
Calibration The system must be calibrated at approximately 10, 12, 24 and 72 hours after sensor insertion. The
system is calibrated using a blood glucose measurement (performed in the Blood Glucose mode
using the built-in FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meter). The receiver compares the reading it gets from
the blood to the reading the sensor takes from the interstitial fluid. Based on the calibration, the
receiver calculates real-time glucose readings.
Calibration BG Allows you to add a new blood glucose measurement that is used for sensor calibration. Use this
feature only under the direction of a Customer Care representative or your healthcare team. Use
of this feature will discard all the earlier calibrations. The sensor life will not be reset.
Capillary Blood Blood from the tiny blood vessels in your body (such as in the tip of your finger or alternate
sites) used to measure glucose levels in the Blood Glucose mode. Capillary blood is also used for
measuring glucose levels with traditional glucose meters.
CM Status Lets you view recent error codes related to the Continuous Monitoring mode. These codes appear
only when the system is not functioning properly. Use this option only under the direction of a
Customer Care representative or your healthcare team.
Contact Points Conductive points that connect the transmitter to the sensor support mount.
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