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• Immediately seek medical attention if your symptoms are not in line with your measured blood glu-
cose values and you have observed all instructions for the Beurer GL44 blood glucose monitoring
system.
• Do not ignore symptoms of too high/low blood glucose levels. Seek medical attention.
Blood glucose
The following table provides a classification of blood glucose values according to the diabetes guide-
lines of the Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG, German diabetes association).
Time of blood glucose
measurement
Normal blood
glucose values
Suspicion Diabetes
With an empty
stomach
• Whole blood, capillary
(haemolysed) Below 5.0 mmol/L 5.0 – 6.1 mmol/L > 6.1 mmol/L
• Plasma venous
Below 5.6 mmol/L 5.6 – 6.9 mmol/L > 6.9 mmol/L
Two hours after a meal
Below 7.8 mmol/L 7.8 –11.1 mmol/L > 11.1 mmol/L
Source: Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG) 2009
Evaluating critical measured values
Display Blood glucose Action
Very low blood glucose level
Below 1.1 mmol/L
Immediately seek medical attention.
Low blood glucose level
Below 3.9 mmol/L
Have a suitable snack.
Follow your GP’s instructions.
High blood glucose level
On an empty stomach above
5.6 mmol/L
Two hours after a meal
Above 7.8 mmol/L
If this high value persists two hours af-
ter your last meal, this may indicate hy-
perglycaemia. Seek medical attention to
coordinate any measures, if applicable.
High blood glucose level,
possibly ketones
Above 13.3 mmol/L
Perform a ketone test. For this purpose,
seek medical attention.