OneTouch ONETOUCH SURESTEP (WITH DATA PORT), Owner'S Booklet

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RESULTS
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Low or High Results
You have
low blood sugar
(hypoglycemia) if:
◆
Your meter result is 60 mg/dL
( 3 . 3 mmol/L) or below.
◆
The color dot comparison shows approxi-
mately
50 mg/dL (very low).
You have
high blood sugar
(hyperglycemia)
if:
◆
Your meter result is 180 mg/dL
( 10 mmol/L) or greater.
◆
The color dot comparison shows approxi-
mately
350 mg/dL (very high).
If you have symptoms that match your test
results, or if you continue to get results that
fall below
60 mg/dL or above 180 mg/dL
when you repeat the test, follow the advice
of your Healthcare Professional.
C AUTION:
◆
If your meter result is very low, 20 mg/dL
or less, and you
do not have symptoms
of low blood glucose, remove the test
strip from the meter and look at the con-
firmation dot on the back of the test
strip. You should do one of the following
depending on the color of the confirma-
tion dot on the test strip:
■
If the confirmation dot is not com-
pletely blue or has white patches or
white streaks (see “
How To Test
Your Blood
”), repeat the test with a
new test strip. If the problem con-
tinues, call LifeScan Customer
Services (
1 - 800 - 227 - 8862 ) .
■ If the confirmation dot is completely
blue, compare the confirmation dot to
the sample color dots on the Color
Chart of the test strip label on the bot-
tle. If this comparison indicates that
your blood glucose is very low
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