ReliOn Prime User Manual

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

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(below 70 mg/

dL) and/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 

fingertips. Symptoms will vary from person to person. You may have one or all of 

these symptoms.

In 1993, the National Institute of Health concluded an extensive long-term study

of people with Type 1 diabetes. This study, called the Diabetes Control and 

Complications Trial (DCCT), found that by keeping your blood glucose close to the 

levels of people without diabetes you can reduce the risk of complications involving 

the eyes, kidneys, and nervous system by approximately 60%

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