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Introduction
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Chapter 1
Precautions
• Unexpected results should be confirmed
by a laboratory test.
• Various conditions may cause the meter to
produce a very low test result (20 mg/dL
[1.0 mmol/L] or less).
• If the patient has symptoms of low
blood glucose, follow your institution’s
policy for treatment.
• If the patient does not have symptoms
of low blood glucose, check the confir-
mation dot on the back of the test strip.
– If the confirmation dot has white
patches or streaks, repeat the test with a
new test strip.
– If the confirmation dot is completely
blue, compare it to the sample color
dots on the test strip bottle Color Chart.
If the color comparison indicates very
low blood glucose, repeat the test. If the
result is still lower than expected,
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