Accu-Chek ACTIVE Owner's Booklet

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Chapter 3: Testing Your Blood Sugar ACCU-CHEK Customer Care Service Center 1-800-858-8072
S y m pto m s of H igh or L ow Blood S ug ar
Being aware of the sy m pto m s of high or low blood sugar can help you understand your test results and decide
what to do if they see m unusual. H ere are the m ost co mm on sy m pto m s.
H igh blood sugar ( hyperglyce m ia ) : fatigue, increased appetite or thirst, frequent urin ation, blu rred vision,
headache, or general aching.
L ow bl ood sug ar ( hyp oglyce m ia ) : sweating, tre m bling, blurred vision, rapid heartbeat, tingling or nu m bness
around m out h or fingertips.
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms , test your blood sugar . If your blood sugar result is
displayed as LO or HI , and you have symptoms of low or high blood sugar , follow your doctor’s
instructions , or contact your doctor immediately . If your blood sugar result does not match how you
feel , follow the steps under “Unusual Test Results . ”
U nu sual Test R esults
If your blood sugar result doesn’t m atch the way you feel, fo llow these steps:
1 . R un a co ntrol test ( see Chapter 2, “Cont rol Testing” ) .
2 . R epeat a blood sugar test ( see Chapter 3, “Testing Your Blood S ugar” ) .
3 . If your blood sugar results still don’t reflect the way you fee l, follow your doctor’s instructions or call your
doctor i mm ediately.
N ote: Always follow you r doctor’s instructions. For exa m ple, if your doctor has ad vised you to i mm ediately
treat a low blood su gar result ( such as by eating so m ethi ng ) , then do that first.

Accu-Chek ACTIVE Specifications

General

Brand	Accu-Chek
Model	ACTIVE
Category	Blood Glucose Meter
Language	English