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3. Lipemic samples: Cholesterol level up to 500 mg/dL and triglycerides up to 3,000 mg/dL do not affect the
results. Grossly lipemic patient samples have not been tested and are not recommended for testing with
EasyMax V Glucose Meter.
4. Critically ill patients should not be tested with home-use blood glucose meters.
5. Interfering Substances depend on the concentration. The chart below shows substances and the test
concentration amount that will not affect the blood glucose results.
Interfering
Substance
Test
Concentration
mg/dL
Bias at 50±5
mg/dL
% Bias at 250±5
mg/dL
% Bias at 500±5
mg/dL
Acetaminophen
8 10.2 6.5 3.8
Ascorbic Acid
2.5 11.8 -6.8 5.3
Dopamine
2 4.3 12.9 6.3
Gentisic Acid
6 7.8 2.8 -4.3
L-Dopa
2 3.8 -1.2 -1.8
Methyldopa
2 5.2 -2.3 4.1
Uric Acid
13 7.6 3.9 3.8