Symptoms Of High Or Low Blood Sugar - Bayer HealthCare Contour TS User Manual

Limitations
1. Preservatives: Blood may be collected by health care professionals
into test tubes containing heparin. Do not use other anticoagulants
or preservatives.
2. Altitude: Up to 3048 meters does not signifi cantly affect results.
3. Lipemic Specimen: Cholesterol concentrations >13.0 mmol/L or
triglyceride concentrations >33.9 mmol/L may produce elevated
readings.
4. Peritoneal dialysis solutions: Icodextrin does not interfere with
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C TS test strips.
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5. Xylose: Do not use during or soon after xylose absorption testing.
Xylose in the blood will cause an interference.
6. Contraindications: Capillary blood glucose testing may not be
clinically appropriate for persons with reduced peripheral blood fl ow.
Shock, severe hypotension, hyperosmolar hyperglycemia and severe
dehydration are examples of clinical conditions that may adversely
affect the measurement of glucose in peripheral blood.
7. Interference: Reducing substances occurring in the blood naturally
(uric acid, bilirubin) or from therapeutic treatments (ascorbic acid,
acetaminophen) will not signifi cantly affect results. The limiting
concentrations of these compounds are listed in your test strip insert.
The C TS system may be used by Health care professionals to
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monitor hypoglycemia in neonates diagnosed with laboratory glucose
levels. The C TS system should not be used with high risk or
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pre-term infants or for screening for neonatal hypoglycemia. Diagnosis
of neonatal hypoglycemia should be performed using a laboratory blood
glucose method. Monitoring with this product should be done only
with neonates that are more than one day old. For neonates exhibiting
hypoglycemic symptoms, provide appropriate medical care to treat
symptoms and monitor patient. If symptoms are inconsistent with meter
results, obtain a laboratory blood glucose test.
Performance Data Summary
The international standard, ISO 15197, requires that at least 95% of the
results from blood glucose meters should be within 20% of laboratory
results when equal to or above 4.2 mmol/L and within 0.8 mmol/L
when below 4.2 mmol/L. The C
A study was conducted on 105 untrained users with diabetes, testing
fi ngertip blood, to see how well the C
laboratory results. The study demonstrated that 97.9% of the C
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TS system results were within the accuracy standard.
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TS system exceeded this goal.
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TS system compared to
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Symptoms of High or Low Blood Sugar:

You can better understand your test results by being aware of
the symptoms of high or low blood sugar; this will also help you
decide what to do if your results seem unusual.
Some of the most common symptoms are:
High blood sugar
(Hyperglycemia):
• frequent urination
• excessive thirst
• blurred vision
• increased fatigue
• extreme hunger
• irritability
Ketones (Ketoacidosis) from
untreated Hyperglycemia:
• shortness of breath
• nausea and vomiting
• very dry mouth
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms,
test your blood glucose. If your result is displayed
as LO or HI, contact your doctor immediately.
For additional information and symptoms, contact a health care
professional or refer to the website for the American Diabetes
Association: www.diabetes.org
www.bayerdiabetes.com
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Low blood sugar
(Hypoglycemia):
• shakiness
• sweating
• fast heartbeat
• blurred vision
• strange behavior
• confusion
• passing out
• seizure
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