Optium Xceed - Monitoring Your Blood B-Ketone

CHAPTER 5
Questions? Call
Customer Service.
See page 87.
Monitoring Your
Blood ß-Ketone
It is important to check your
ketones when:
•You have an illness.
•Your blood glucose is
higher than 16.7 mmol/L
(300 mg/dL).
•You are experiencing unusual
blood glucose results.
•You and your healthcare
professional determine that it
is necessary.
What You Will Need
•Blood ß-Ketone electrode with
its instructions for use
•Optium Xceed monitor
calibrated to match the
calibration CODE of the
blood ß-Ketone electrode
you are using
•Lancing device and a new,
sterile lancet
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ß-Ketone
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