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Applying blood and reading results
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CAUTION: Dehydration and low glucose results
Severe dehydration resulting from excessive water loss may cause false low results. If you
think you are suffering from severe dehydration, contact your healthcare professional
immediately.
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CAUTION: Low glucose results
If your test result is lower than 70
mg/dL
or is shown as LO, it may mean hypoglycemia
(low blood glucose). This may require immediate treatment according to your healthcare
professional’s recommendations. Although this result could be due to a test error, it is
safer to treat first, then do another test.
Error messages
If you get an Er message on your screen rather than a result, see pages 37–42.
Unexpected test results
Refer to these cautions
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whenever your results are lower than, higher than, or
otherwise not what you expect.
æ WARNING:
If mg/dL does not appear with the test result, call LifeScan Customer
Service at 1 800 227-8862. Use of the wrong unit of measure may cause you to misin-
terpret your blood glucose level, and may lead to incorrect treatment.
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CAUTION:
You may get an Er 5 message or an inaccurate result if the blood sample does not
fill the confirmation window completely. See page 42. Discard the strip and re-start the test process.
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