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2.6 Unusual Blood Glucose Test Results
Ifyourbloodglucoseresultdoesnotmatchthewayyoufeel,followthesesteps:
Troubleshooting Checks
Actions
1.Aretheteststripsexpired?
Discardtheteststripsiftheyarepasttheusebydate.Repeat
thebloodglucosetestwithanunexpiredteststrip.
2.Hasthecapontheteststripcontainer
alwaysbeenclosedtightly?
Replacetheteststripsifyouthinktheteststripcontainerwas
uncappedforsometimeandrepeatthebloodglucosetest.
3.Wastheteststripusedimmediately
afteritwasremovedfromtheteststrip
container?
Repeatthebloodglucosetestwithanewteststrip.
4.Weretheteststripsstoredinacool,
dryplace?
Repeatthebloodglucosetestwithaproperlystoredteststrip.
5.Didyoufollowthedirections?
ReadChapter2,“TestingYourBloodGlucose”andrepeat
thebloodglucosetestagain.ContactRocheifyoustillhave
problems.
6.Arethemeterandteststripsworking
properly?
Performacontroltest.SeeChapter3,“ControlTesting”.
7.Areyoustillunsureoftheproblem?
ContactRoche.
Afterperformingacontroltestandrepeatingabloodglucosetest,ifyourbloodglucosetestresultsstilldo
notreflectthewayyoufeel,contactyourhealthcareprofessionalimmediately.
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