SD Biosensor SD Gluco Navii, Operations & Procedures Manual

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WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS
• Never make significant changes to your diabetes control program or ignore physical
symptom without consulting your healthcare professional.
• Severe dehydration (excessive water loss) may cause false low results. If you believe
you are suffering from dehydration, consult your healthcare professional right away.
• Extremes in hematocrit may affect test results. Hematocrit levels less than 20% may
cause falsely high readings. Hematocrit levels greater than 60% may cause falsely low
readings.
• 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.
• Normal endogenous (within body) natural levels of uric acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin
C), bilirubin, triglycerides, and hemoglobin do not interfere with your blood glucose
results obtained.
• Interferences : The following compounds, at or above the levels below may affect
results.