Bayer HealthCare Contour TS User Manual page 8

Limitations
Preservatives: Blood may be collected by healthcare pro-
1.
fessionals into test tubes containing heparin. Do not use
other anticoagulants or preservatives.
Altitude: Up to 3048 meters does not signifi cantly affect
2.
results.
Lipemic Specimen: Cholesterol concentrations >13.0 mmol/L
3.
or triglyceride concentrations >33.9 mmol/L may produce
elevated readings.
Peritoneal dialysis solutions: Icodextrin does not interfere
4.
with C
Xylose: Do not use during or soon after xylose absorption
5.
testing. Xylose in the blood will cause an interference.
Contraindications: Capillary blood glucose testing may not
6.
be clinically appropriate for persons with reduced peripheral
blood fl ow. Shock, severe hypotension, hyperosmolar
hyperglycemia and severe dehydration are examples of clini-
cal conditions that may adversely affect the measurement of
glucose in peripheral blood.
Interference: Reducing substances occurring in the blood
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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.
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
0.8
exceeded this goal. A study was conducted on 105 untrained
users with diabetes, testing fi ngertip blood, to see how well the
C
ONTOUR
demonstrated that 97.9% of the C
within the accuracy standard.
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TS Test Strips.
ONTOUR
when below 4.2
TS System compared to laboratory results. The study
2
mmol/L
. The C
ONTOUR
TS System results were
ONTOUR
mmol/L
and within
TS System