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Important Information
Severe dehydration and excessive water loss may cause readings
which are lower than actual values. If you believe you are suffering
from severe dehydration, consult a healthcare professional im-
mediately.
If your blood glucose results are lower or higher than usual, and
you do not have any symptoms of illness, first repeat the test. If
you have symptoms or continue to get results which are higher
or lower than usual, follow the treatment advice of your healthcare
professional.
Use only fresh whole blood samples to test your blood glucose.
Using other substances will lead to incorrect results.
If you are experiencing symptoms that are inconsistent with your
blood glucose test results and you have followed all the instruc-
tions given in this owner’s manual, contact your healthcare profes-
sional.
We do not recommend using this product on severely hypotensive
individuals or patients in shock. Readings which are lower than
actual values may occur for individuals experiencing a hypergly-
caemic-hyperosmolar state, with or without ketosis. Please consult
your healthcare professional before use.
The measurement unit used for indicating the concentration of
blood or plasma glucose can either have a weight dimension (mg/
dL) or a molarity (mmol/L). The approximate calculation rule for
conversion of mg/dL in mmol/L is:
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
For example;
1) 120 mg/dL ÷ 18 = 6.6 mmol/L
2) 7.2 mmol/L x 18 = 129 mg/dL approximately.
mg/dL
mmol/L
Divided by 18
Times 18
= mmol/L
= mg/dL
