FAQ - Getting started with the Gluco Wireless Smart Gluco-Monitoring System (BG5)

Introduction

The iHealth Gluco Wireless Smart Glucose Meter is your reliable partner in blood sugar monitoring. Within 4 steps and 5 seconds, you will have accurate readings displayed on your smartphone via the iHealth iGluco app. 

What’s Included in the Box

Package contents vary by region. Please refer to the package contents listed on the package you purchased.

Gluco Wireless Smart Gluco-Monitoring System (BG5)

The Meter

iHealth Test Strips

Glucose test strips are small, disposable strips that measure blood sugar levels. They are used with a blood glucose monitor.

iHealth Blood Glucose Test Strips 2019 Version

Model
EGS-2003

Enzyme Type
GDH-FAD

Shelf-life
Expires 24 months from manufacture date and 5 months after opening with proper storage

To learn more about Test Strip, click here.

iHealth Lancing Device and Lancet

iHealth Control Solution (optional, sold separately)

The control solution is a liquid that contains a known quantity of glucose which reacts with the test strips and is used to check that your glucose meter and test strips work properly together. iHealth Control Solution is calibrated to work with iHealth Test Strips. Do not use any other brand of control solution to test you iHealth Test Strips, the result will not be accurate.

Test results with the control solution must be within the result range printed on the test strip vial.

To learn more about control solution, click here.

Checking your Blood Glucose

Preparation

What you will need to check your Blood Glucose

1. iHealth Wireless Smart Glucose Meter
2. iHealth Test Strip
3. Lancet
4. iHealth Lancing Device

• For the rst time please use the charging line to activate the blood glucose meter; When changing the environment, the iHealth Gluco+ and Test Strip should be placed in the same measurement environment (10°C~40°C) for more than 30 minutes before measuring.

Prepare The Lancing Device

1. Remove the lancing device cap
2. Insert a new lancet rmly into the lancing holder cup
3. Twist the lancet cover off
4. Replace the lancing device cap
5. Adjust the puncture depth setting. Set the lancing level
6. Twist until “clicks”

• The lancet is for single use only; Never share the meter or lancing device with anyone, including family members.

Clean before blood collection

1. Wash your hands with warm soapy water and dry thoroughly. Dirty or wet hands could impact test results.
2. Massage yourfingers or shake hands to push blood to your ngertips.

Insert the Test Strip

1. Take a new test strip from the test strip bottle, hold the middle of the test strip, with the arrow facing the meter, insert the test strip into the meter’s strip port.
2. After inserting the test strip, the blood glucose meter will start up automatically. The blood dripping symbol " " ashes, indicating that the test strip is waiting for the blood sample. (If the blood sample is not filled in within 3 minutes, the meter will sleep automatically).

Obtain a Blood Sample

1. Press the lancing device against the site to be lanced. Press the release button to lance the site.
2. Massage your finger until a drop of blood forms.

• Please do NOT squeeze the blood sample location. It will lead inaccurate measurement.

Discard the used test strip and lancet

1. Push the eject button on the back side, discard the used test strip into proper container to avoid contaminating other articles.
2. Insert the used lancet into the lancet cover to avoid exposing the needle tip. Push the remove lancet part slightly and discard the lancet properly.

Manage blood glucose data

1. In application store search "iHealth Gluco-Smart (iGluco)"  , download and install the application software according to directions, register and login account. Please make sure that the iOS version higher than 8.0, the android version higher than 4.4, if not, please be sure to update mobile phone system version before use.
   
   
2. Turn on the phone Bluetooth, search and connect the Blood Glucose Meter according to the iHealth Gluco-Smart APP prompt. After the connection with the APP is successful, the glucose meter Bluetooth symbol "" is always on. The APP offers intelligent personalization services such as online measurement, data uploading, historical data reviewing , glycemic trend analysing, and more.
   
   Here is a quick video that will help you with the installation of you device.