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Caller is reporting high blood readings.Date of the incident was (b)(6) 2017.She tried calling two times yesterday (5/23/2017) but she was on hold for 30 minutes each time.Caller received a reading of 392 and became alarmed, so she called her doctor, and her doctor told her to call 911 and get to the hospital.Caller was having symptoms of dizziness, shaky, she had very bad headache, and her stomach was queasy.She did not feel these symptoms matched the reading she received.When the paramedics came, the received a reading of 90.She did not take any medication at the time of the incident.Earlier in the day she had eaten and taken her normal dose of 18 units of insulin.When she got to the hospital, her blood glucose was 90.At the hospital, she was diagnosed with a bladder and kidney infection.There have not been any changes in her diet, exercise, medications, or stress.She is not undergoing oxygen therapy.She washes and dries her hands with soap and water.She pokes on the fingertip and uses a new lancet each time.She usually doesn't have problems getting a blood sample, only when her readings are low she has a harder time.She holds the meter and test strip straight out and lets the blood draw into the meter.Test strips have been opened for a week and she stores the meter and test strips together in her chair in the living room.The supplies that she does not use are in the dresser.Products have not been exposed to extreme temperatures.The meter appears to be in good condition.Controls were not used as caller does not have control solution.
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