The Diabetes HomeCare Center is pleased to introduce the HomeCare Desktop. The HomeCare Desktop resides on your computer's desktop and simplifies diabetes management. After connecting your blood glucose meter to your computer, the HomeCare Desktop will transfer the information on your meter directly to the Diabetes HomeCare Center. The HomeCare Desktop currently supports the following Blood Glucose Meters:

• Abbott Laboratories: MediSense® Precision Xtra^TM
• Bayer Glucometer® DEX®
• Bayer Glucometer Elite® XL
• Lifescan ONE TOUCH® Profile^TM
• Lifescan ONE TOUCH® II

The HomeCare Desktop is easy to use. Follow the four steps below and you will be ready to use this new feature.

1. Obtaining the interface cable for your meter.
2. Connecting the interface cable to your computer.
3. Download the HomeCare Desktop.
4. How to use the HomeCare Desktop.

In order to connect your blood glucose meter to your computer you will need a special cable that is designed to interface your blood glucose meter with your computer. Review the list of blood glucose meters that are currently supported by the HomeCare Desktop feature. Find your meter from the list below and use the information provided to help secure your interface cable.

Abbott Laboratories: MediSense® Precision Xtra^TM:
http://www.abbottdiagnostics.com/systems_tests/syscat.cfm?syscat_id=3
The interface cable for the MediSense® Precision Xtra^TM can be purchased by calling Diabetes Direct at (888) 755-8552.

Bayer: Glucometer® Dex® & Glucometer Elite® XL
The Bayer Glucometer® Dex® interface cable can be purchased by calling (877) 716-1733 or ordered online at:
http://www.bayerdiag.com/products/self/iglucometerdex.html

The Bayer Glucometer Elite® XL interface cable can be purchased by calling (877) 716-1733 or ordered online at:
http://www.bayerdiag.com/products/self/iglucometerelitexl.html

LifeScan: ONE TOUCH® II & ONE TOUCH® Profile^TM
The LifeScan Interface Cable can be ordered online from Drugstore.com or by calling LifeScan Customer Service at (800) 227-8862.
LifeScan (http://www.lifescan.com/lsprods/interface_cable.html)
Drugstore.com (http://www.drugstore.comproducts/prod.asp?pid=56186&catid=10018&aid=236459)

Connect the Interface Cable from your meter to an available serial port on the back of your computer. Consult your computers user's manual to assist you.

This file is in .zip format and must be "unzipped" or decompressed after you have downloaded it. If you are unfamiliar with .zip file format, you can use the utility programs at WinZip or PKware to decompress the file.

Click here to download the HomeCare Desktop.

Select the "Save this program to disk" option. We recommend that you save the program to your Desktop for easy access.

If you connect to the Internet via a dial-up connection, you should first connect to the Internet. If you connect to the Internet via a LAN or Network, the HomeCare Desktop will connect you to the Internet automatically.

Double click on the HomeCare Desktop icon if you saved it to your Desktop or Launch the program from the directory where you saved it. After you have launched the program the following screen will appear:

1.	From the pull down menu, select the meter from which you wish to transfer data from.
2.	Select the Serial Port (Com Port) that you attached the interface cable to from the pull down menu. If you choose a port that is not available or that you do not have installed on your computer, the HomeCare Desktop will ask you to choose another serial port.
3.	Connect the other end of the Interface cable to your blood glucose meter and turn your meter on.
4.	Then click the "Read Meter and Send Data to the Homecare Center" button, and a connection will attempt to be made. (Note: For MediSense® Precision XtraTM blood glucose meter users, steps three and four should be reversed.)
5.	When a connection has been made, you will be asked to enter your HomeCare Center UserName and Password. (If a connection is not made between your meter and your computer, verify that you have selected the correct serial port and that all the connections are secure.)
6.	After you have entered your HomeCare Center UserName, the data will be transferred to your HomeCare Center account. The Diabetes Homecare Center will display the number of records that were transferred. By clicking on the "Enter Records Page" you will enter the HomeCare Center and be able to view the data you just downloaded. (Note: In order to prevent previously entered data from being entered in duplicate, your meter's memory should be reset or verify that the data that has been entered previously in your HomeCare Center account matches the data in your meters memory.)

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