Nova biomedical | New Papers Continue to Show Certain Glucose Meters Cause Serious Adverse Events Due to Interferants

“We report a case that probably resulted in the death of a patient from an erroneous interpretation of POC BG readings due to interference from high-dose vitamin C.”1 AACE Clin Case Reports, 2021

“High Dose vitamin C treatment in combinations with Accu Chek II and Hemocue BGMs in patients with acute kidney failure may cause misinterpretation with potentially fatal consequences.”2 Clin Chem Lab Med, 2021

“Yet, vitamin C has been associated with multiple reports of factitious hyperglycemia and harmful iatrogenic hypoglycemia causing death in at least one report.”4 J Med Care Reports, 2021

“While the Nova StatStrip glucose meter effectively detected the presence of ascorbic acid interferant and suppressed glucose results, the Roche Inform II and Abbott Precision Xceed Pro demonstrated falsely increased results that could have impacted patient care (delayed PET scan) or possibly led to inappropriate patient treatment.”3 J Diabetes Sci and Tech, 2021

“Our case report demonstrates a dangerous and potentially life-threatening interference of vitamin C on our capillary BGM in a patient receiving high-dose vitamin C therapy and in particular with renal failure.”5 Cureus, 2022

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