ReliOn Micro - Interpreting Alternate Site Test Results; AST Accuracy Checks and Retesting Guidance

53
Low Blood Glucose Readings
If your blood glucose is below 20 mg/dL, you will receive a ‘Lo.’ Repeat
the test with a new test strip. If this message shows again, contact your
healthcare professional immediately.
Contact your physician for advice if test results are very low
3
(below 70
mg/dL) or you have symptoms of low blood glucose. Symptoms of low
blood glucose include sweating, shakiness, trembling, blurred vision,
hunger, headache, confusion, rapid heartbeat, or tingling or numbness
aroundthemouthorngertips.Symptomswillvarypersontoperson.
You may have one or more of these symptoms, or none at all.
Diabetes Findings
In 1993, the National Institutes of Health reported a study of people
with Type 1 diabetes. This study was called the Diabetes Control and
Complications Trial (DCCT). It found that good blood glucose control
can reduce the risk of complications by about 60%.
4
This helps protect
the eyes, kidneys, and nervous system from damage due to diabetes.