Owner`s manual

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Blood Glucose Meters Owner’s Manual

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Blood Glucose Meters Owner’s Manual

Severe dehydration and excessive water loss may cause false low

results. If you believe you are suffering from severe dehydration consult

a healthcare professional immediately.

Under normal blood concentrations and conditions, the following

shouldnotsignicantlyaffectresults:

• Elevated blood triglycerides

• Reducing substances such as uric acid and ascorbic acid

• Acetaminophen

• Dopa

• Methyldopa

• L-dopa

• Tolbutamide

If you are experiencing symptoms that are not consistent with your

blood glucose test results and you have followed all instructions

described in this owner’s manual, call your healthcare professional.

Test results below 60 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L) indicate low blood glucose

(hypoglycemia). Test results greater than 240 mg/dL (13.3 mmol/L)

indicate high blood glucose (hyperglycemia). If your results are below

60 mg/dL or above 240 mg/dL, repeat the test, and if the results are

still below 60 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L) or above 240 mg/dL (13.3 mmol/L),

consult your healthcare professional immediately.

Inaccurate results may occur in severely hypotensive individuals

or patients in shock. Inaccurate results may occur for individuals

experiencing a hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state. Please refer to the

test strip package insert for additional important information.

Important Health-Related Information

and should not be used to collect blood from more than one

person as this poses a risk of transmitting blood-borne pathogens

such as Hepatitis B or HIV.

For further information, please refer to:

“FDA Public Health Notication: Use of Fingerstick Devices on More

than One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Blood-borne Pathogens:

Initial Communication” (2010) http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/

Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm224025.htm

“CDC Clinical Reminder: Use of Fingerstick Devices on More than One

Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Blood-borne Pathogens” (2010)

http://cdc.gov/injectionsafety/Fingerstick-DevicesBGM.html

DO NOT CHANGE YOUR TREATMENT BASED ON A SINGLE RESULT THAT

DOES NOT MATCH HOW YOU FEEL OR IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR TEST

RESULT COULD BE INCORRECT.