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If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, test your blood glu-
cose. If your blood glucose result is displayed as LO or HI and you
have symptoms of low or high blood glucose, contact your doctor
immediately. If your blood glucose result does not match how you
feel, follow the steps under „Unusual Test Results.“
Comparing your meter‘s result to a lab result:
In order to compare the results of your
smartLAB
®
mini
meter
with a laboratory meter, it must be guaranteed that both use
the same measuring method (whole blood measurement). Your
smartLAB
®
mini
is a plasma calibrated meter. This makes it easier to
compare its results to lab devices.
Your blood glucose can change quickly, especially after eating, tak-
ing medication, or exercising. If you test yourself in the morning,
then go to the doctor‘s office for a blood glucose test, the results
will probably not match, even if you are fasting. This is typically not
a problem with your meter, it just means that time has elapsed and
your blood glucose has changed.
If you want to compare your meter result to the lab result, you must
be fasting. Take your meter to the doctor‘s office, and test yourself
by fingertip within five minutes of having blood drawn from your
arm by a healthcare professional. Keep in mind that the lab uses
different technology than the meter, and that blood glucose meters
for self testing generally read somewhat lower or higher than the
lab result.
