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10. Use ONLY heparin for anticoagulation of whole blood samples. Please do NOT
use EDTA for anticoagulation.
Q6: Can we use the
FORA’s test strips on an airplane and what is the altitude
limitation of
FORA’s GDH-FAD and GOD strips?
Yes, you can use it in airplane.
The most common physical influencers in accuracy of blood glucose strips are
altitude (oxygen) and temperature.
You can use the FORA
’s BGM on an airplane because the cabin pressure (oxygen)
and temperature are within our tolerance range in any altitude.
However,
3257 m (10742 ft) is the upper altitude limit for FORA’s glucose/3 in 1/
β
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Ketone testing in mountain climbing based on oxygen issue. In total cholesterol,
altitudes up to 2,438 m (8,000 ft) do not affect test results.
In FORA’s blood glucose strip, we use the GDH-FAD (glucose dehydrogenase)
technology in new generation test strips. Based on literature review, the glucose-
dehydrogenase-based meters were more accurate at high altitude (overestimate
within 5%) than glucose-oxidase-based meters (overestimate up to 6-15%).
