RE: so which do I believe

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Home glucose meters aren't really all that accurate. I saw once on this list

that the FDA requires them to give a reading within 20% of the actual glucose

value. If that's true, then 80 is only about 14% higher than 70, so both

readings are correct within the accuracy of the meter.

Mark

so which do I believe

A couple weeks ago I tested my blood and got a number that was lower than I

thought it should be. it was like 70 or something. My friend suggested just

squeezing the finger I'd just poked because it looked like it was still

bleeding. So I did and my reading was about ten points higher. I've done this a

couple other times when my readings were lower than I knew they should be and

gotten the same kind of result. So which reading is to be believed?

[Guest guest]

Believe the second one. All meters have as high a variance as 15%. Also,

if you did not get enough blood on the strip, it will give you an inaccurate

reading. I will do a BG and sometimes it tells me " blood count low " . It

may also say " 23 " and since I am not unconscious, I know I did not get

enough blood on it.

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Subject: so which do I believe

A couple weeks ago I tested my blood and got a number that was lower than I

thought it should be. it was like 70 or something. My friend suggested just

squeezing the finger I'd just poked because it looked like it was still

bleeding. So I did and my reading was about ten points higher. I've done

this a couple other times when my readings were lower than I knew they

should be and gotten the same kind of result. So which reading is to be

believed?