Patterns:
Detecting Patterns:
- The app can let you know when your blood glucose readings develop a pattern below the Low Target Blood Glucose Limit or above the High Target Blood Glucose Limit you set in the app with your healthcare professional.
- See My Settings for information on setting your Low and High Target Blood Glucose Limits. Patterns are displayed for the most recent 14-day period only.
- NOTE:
- Readings that are LO (below 20 mg/dL) and HI (above 600 mg/dL) are included in Patterns.
- A single blood glucose reading is only included in one pattern.
- Manually-entered blood sugar readings are not included in Patterns.
- Changing your High and Low Target Blood Glucose Limits will impact the Patterns.
- Patterns detected may differ between the patterns screen of the OneTouch Reveal® mobile app and reports generated from both the OneTouch Reveal® mobile and web applications
- Pattern messages provide information from past readings and may help you to identify a need to consider making therapy or lifestyle adjustments. Always consult your healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diabetes care plan.
- After every sync with the meter, the app checks all readings sent from all meters during the past 14 days to detect any new patterns. Patterns are identified based on the time of day the test was taken. For a group of readings to be considered a pattern, the time of day for each reading must be within 3 hours of each other.
- NOTE: The OneTouch Reveal® mobile app will automatically send you a notification when it detects patterns of low blood glucose or high blood sugar so that you can take action to avoid them in the future. To receive these notifications you must have notifications turned on in your mobile device’s settings.
- Additionally, you must have background sync turned on in the OneTouch Reveal® mobile app.
Low Pattern:
- A Low Pattern message appears when your app detects a minimum of 2 readings within a 5-day period that are below the Low Limit set in your app.
- NOTE: Patterns can be affected when the time of day is changed in the meter. For example, perhaps you traveled to a different time zone and changed the time on your meter.
High Pattern:
- A High Pattern message appears when your app detects a minimum of 3 readings within a 5-day period that are over the High Limit set in your app.
How Target Blood Glucose Range Limits set in the app
- CAUTION:
- Do Not use Pattern messages to make immediate and/or significant changes to your diabetes care plan without first consulting your healthcare professional.
- Do Not wait for Pattern messages to treat low or high readings. Always use the current reading on your meter for immediate treatment decisions.
- Low and High Pattern messages are based on Low and High Limits you set in the app. These messages are different than the LO and HI messages that appear when your blood glucose reading is below 20 mg/dL or above 600 mg/dL.
- Do Not let anyone else use your OneTouch® meter to test their blood glucose. Your patterns may be affected if you allow other people to use your meter and those readings are sent to the app. Your meter is for single-patient use only.
Viewing Pattern Details:
1. On the Patterns tab, tap any pattern message to view details about the individual readings that triggered the pattern.
- Each blood glucose reading is displayed along with any meal tag. Carb, activity, or insulin data are also displayed if the timestamp of these events is within 30 minutes prior to the time of the reading.
2. Tap any reading to view any notes that were added.
- See Adding Notes to Your Readings for information on adding Notes to blood glucose readings.
3. Tap Back to return to the previous screen.
