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IMPORTANT HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION
1. Apply only fresh, capillary or venous whole blood sample to test your blood glucose. Applying
other substances or plasma, serum will cause wrong results.
2. Severe dehydration and excessive water loss may cause false low results. If you believe you are
suffering from severe dehydration, consult your healthcare professional immediately.
3. If you are experiencing symptoms that are not consistent with your blood glucose test results and
you have followed all instructions described in this user s manual, consult your healthcare
professional.
4. Test results below 60 mg/dL (3.3mmol/L)*
1
indicates low blood glucose (hypoglycemia). Test
results greater than 240 mg/dL (13.3mmol/L)*
2
indicates high blood glucose (hyperglycemia).If
your results are below 60 mg/dL(3.3mmol/L) or above 240 mg/dL(13.3mmol/L), repeat the test,
and if the results are still below 60 mg/dL(3.3mmol/L) or above 240 mg/dL(13.3mmol/L), consult
your healthcare professional immediately.
5. Inaccurate results may occur in severely hypotensive individuals or patients in shock. Inaccurate
low results may occur for individuals experiencing a hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state, with or
without ketosis. Critically ill patients should not be tested with blood glucose meters.
6. Below 35% or above 55% hematocrit levels can cause false results. Please consult your adviser
if you do not know your level.
7. Interference: Reducing substances occurring in the blood naturally (uric acid, bilirubin) or from
therapeutic treatments (ascorbic acid, acetaminophen) will not significantly affect OKmeter Optima
test results. However, the limiting concentrations of several compounds are listed below:
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