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• Incorrect measurements may result where there is cardiocirculatory
disease, very low blood pressure, circulatory disorders, cardiac
arrhythmias and other preexisting diseases.
Measuring blood glucose
WARNING
• The readings that you take may only be used for information
purposes – they are not a substitute for a medical examination!
Discuss your readings with a doctor regularly. Never change your
doctor's instructions without discussing your changes with the doctor.
• Accurate readings are only possible if the code number on the display
is identical to the code number on the test strip container. Check code
numbers before every reading.
• Dehydration or excessive fluid loss, such as by sweating, may result
in incorrect readings.
• A very high or very low haematocrit value (proportion of red blood
cells) may cause inaccurate readings. If the haematocrit value is very
high (over 60%), the blood glucose reading may be too low; if the
haematocrit value is very low (under 20%), it may be too high. If you
do not know your haematocrit value, ask your doctor.
• Do not use test strips to monitor the blood glucose of newborns.
• Metabolites such as uric acid, ascorbic acid, acetominophen, dopa,
methyl dopa, L dopa, and tolbutamide do not influence the results if
they are in the physiological value range.
• Lipaemia effects: Elevated blood triglycerides up to 2000 mg/dL have
virtually no influence on the results. However, triglycerides above this
level may influence the blood glucose test results.
• Use only fresh whole capillary blood. Do not use serum or plasma.
Beurer BGL40 mg/dL
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