System And Laboratory Testing - Trividia True Metrix Air Owner's Booklet

System and Laboratory Testing

The most accurate glucose results come from using
fresh, capillary whole blood from the fingertip. Capillary
whole blood taken from the forearm or venous whole
blood drawn into only sodium heparin blood collection
tubes must be used for testing.
DO NOT use venous whole blood collected in sodium
fluoride blood collection tubes for testing, as this may
cause inaccurate results.
When comparing results between TRUE METRIX AIR
and a laboratory system, TRUE METRIX AIR blood tests
should be performed within 30 minutes of a laboratory
test. If you have recently eaten, fingerstick results from
the TRUE METRIX AIR System can be up to 3.9 mmol/L
higher than venous laboratory results. Diabetes experts
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have suggested that 95% of glucose meter results agree
within 0.83 mmol/L of a laboratory system when the
glucose concentration is less than 5.55 mmol/L, and
within 15% of a laboratory system when the glucose
concentration is 5.55 mmol/L or higher.
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