Falsely Elevated Blood Glucose Caused By Maltose with Glucometer Using Glucose Test Strips

Are you investigating a discrepancy in a patient's blood glucose levels measured by a portable glucometer?

Was the blood tested originally with a glucometer using glucose dehydrogenase test strips?

Did the patient recently receive an infusion of a drug formulation using maltose as an ingredient?

Has the patient recently been exposed to a complex carbohydrate that is metabolised to maltose?

Was a significantly lower glucose reading given by an analytical instrument or glucometer using the glucose oxidase method?

Glucose reading by glucose dehydrogenase method