Other Important Information for Healthcare
Professionals:
The most accurate results come from using fresh, capillary
whole blood from the fingertip or forearm. Venous
whole blood collected into sodium or lithium heparin
vacutainer tubes may be used for testing by healthcare
professionals. Use of EDTA vacutainer tubes (purple top)
is not recommended and may cause low results. Mix tube
contents gently before using.
When comparing results between TRUEresult mini and
a laboratory system, perform a TRUEresult mini blood
test within 30 minutes of laboratory test. Diabetes experts
have suggested that glucose meters should agree within
0.83 mmol/L of a laboratory method when the glucose
concentration is less than 4.2 mmol/L, and within 20%
of a laboratory method when the glucose concentration is
4.2 mmol/L or higher.
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If patient has recently eaten,
fingerstick results from TRUEresult mini can be up to
3.9 mmol/L higher than venous laboratory results.
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DO NOT perform capillary blood glucose testing on
critically ill patients.
Capillary blood glucose levels in
critically ill patients with reduced peripheral blood flow
may not reflect the true physiological state. Reduced
peripheral blood flow may result from the following
conditions (for example):
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with or without ketosis
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Summary of Contents for TRUEresult mini
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