Checking Your Blood Glucose
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Important Health-Related Information
For additional information, consult your test strip product infor-
mation sheet.
WARNINGS!
•
Severe dehydration and excessive water loss may cause false
low results. If you believe you are suffering from severe dehy-
dration, consult your healthcare provider immediately.
•
Test results below 3.9 mmol/L mean low blood glucose
(hypoglycemia).
•
Test results greater than 13.9 mmol/L mean high blood glu-
cose (hyperglycemia).
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If you get results below 3.9 mmol/L or above 13.9 mmol/L,
but do not have symptoms of hypoglycemia or hyperglyce-
mia (see Chapter 9, Living with Diabetes), repeat the test. If
you have symptoms or continue to get results that fall below
3.9 mmol/L or above 13.9 mmol/L, follow the treatment
advice of your healthcare provider.
•
If you are experiencing symptoms that are not consistent
with your blood glucose reading and you have followed all
instructions described in this User Guide, call your healthcare
provider immediately.
•
Blood circulation is different between the finger and other
test sites like the forearm, upper arm, and hand. You may see
differences in blood glucose measurements between the
other test sites and your finger after eating, taking insulin
medication, or exercise.
•
You may see changes in blood glucose in blood samples
from the finger sooner than in blood samples from the fore-
arm and other alternate sites. Vigorous rubbing of the alter-
nate test sites before lancing helps to minimize these
differences.
•
Do not use during xylose-absorption testing.
•
Measurements obtained from alternate site testing should
not be used to calculate insulin doses with the mylife Omni-
Pod System.
•
The lancing device is for individual use only and must not be
shared. Always use a new, sterile lancet; lancets are for single
use only.
•
Objects that may be soiled with blood may then transmit
pathogens. See “Cleaning and disinfecting” in the Appendix
for instructions on how to clean or disinfect your PDM.
•
“FDA Public Health Notification: Use of Fingerstick Devices on
More than One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Blood-
borne Pathogens: Initial Communication” (2010) http://
www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/
ucm224025.htm
.
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“CDC Clinical Reminder: Use of Fingerstick Devices on More
than One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Bloodborne
Pathogens” (2010) http://www.cdc.gov/injectionsafety/
Fingerstick-DevicesBGM.html
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