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--- One Touch Ultra problem?
I'm also prediabetic, use a one touch ultra and for backup the walmart that requires 20 seconds. One touch will vary if you use several strips by as much as 5 pts on mine. On average they are 8-10 pts higher than Walmart. Like everyone, if I don't like the reading I try it again. Who said on this board that average reading for over 50 was 100? What study was that based on? "Kari Karhi" news:eSXmc.11901$V97.4584@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Hi, > I'm pre-diabetic and take my FBG every day, using > the One Touch Ultra tester. I've noticed that over > all my readings are pretty consistent, but there > are exceptions. Occasionally, maybe once or twice > a month, my reading is much higher. Today, for > example, my reading was 109, when it usually is > under 105. I took another strip and used the same > puncture to get another reading of 99. Then, to > make sure, I had another puncture and that reading > was 101, which I recorded. > I thought at one time that maybe I just let some > air into the strip, but I've been pretty careful > recently and today I was positive there was no air > in the sample. > Can the samples really vary that much and should I > really be taking several measuments every day and > average them? Or am I doing something wrong? Do > people wipe the first drop away and squeeze some > more blood before taking a reading? Could my > tester have a problem? I bought it about seven > months ago.
beachnut wrote: > I'm also prediabetic, use a one touch ultra and for backup the walmart > that requires 20 seconds. One touch will vary if you use several strips by > as much as 5 pts on mine. On average they are 8-10 pts higher than Walmart. > > Like everyone, if I don't like the reading I try it again. Who said on > this board > that average reading for over 50 was 100? What study was that based on? > "Kari Karhi" > news:eSXmc.11901$V97.4584@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... > >>Hi, >>I'm pre-diabetic and take my FBG every day, using >>the One Touch Ultra tester. I've noticed that over >>all my readings are pretty consistent, but there >>are exceptions. Occasionally, maybe once or twice >>a month, my reading is much higher. Today, for >>example, my reading was 109, when it usually is >>under 105. I took another strip and used the same >>puncture to get another reading of 99. Then, to >>make sure, I had another puncture and that reading >>was 101, which I recorded. >>I thought at one time that maybe I just let some >>air into the strip, but I've been pretty careful >>recently and today I was positive there was no air >>in the sample. >>Can the samples really vary that much and should I >>really be taking several measuments every day and >>average them? Or am I doing something wrong? Do >>people wipe the first drop away and squeeze some >>more blood before taking a reading? Could my >>tester have a problem? I bought it about seven >>months ago. > > > So if you are right, since I am in mid-fifties, my One Touch readings should be in the 110 range and I am not pre-diabetic after all! Please don't tell me that, I have lost 30 lb so far with another 20 lb to go. I would never have gone on a diet if it wasn't for this scare. Best thing that could have happened to me.
Kari Karhi said this... > Hi, > I'm pre-diabetic and take my FBG every day, using > the One Touch Ultra tester. I've noticed that over > all my readings are pretty consistent, but there > are exceptions. Occasionally, maybe once or twice > a month, my reading is much higher. Today, for > example, my reading was 109, when it usually is > under 105. I took another strip and used the same > puncture to get another reading of 99. Then, to > make sure, I had another puncture and that reading > was 101, which I recorded. > I thought at one time that maybe I just let some > air into the strip, but I've been pretty careful > recently and today I was positive there was no air > in the sample. > Can the samples really vary that much and should I > really be taking several measuments every day and > average them? Or am I doing something wrong? Do > people wipe the first drop away and squeeze some > more blood before taking a reading? Could my > tester have a problem? I bought it about seven > months ago. > well within the tolerance of a BG meter. In UK units, there is a tolerance of 1 unit, which is 18 of yours. It's a little bit of plastic you shove in your pocket, not a portable lab after all! If in doubt, ring Lifescan and get some test fluid (free of charge) R -- Now with 64 bit stupidity www.flyingrat.net
Flying Rat wrote: > Kari Karhi said this... > >>Hi, >>I'm pre-diabetic and take my FBG every day, using >>the One Touch Ultra tester. I've noticed that over >>all my readings are pretty consistent, but there >>are exceptions. Occasionally, maybe once or twice >>a month, my reading is much higher. Today, for >>example, my reading was 109, when it usually is >>under 105. I took another strip and used the same >>puncture to get another reading of 99. Then, to >>make sure, I had another puncture and that reading >>was 101, which I recorded. >>I thought at one time that maybe I just let some >>air into the strip, but I've been pretty careful >>recently and today I was positive there was no air >>in the sample. >>Can the samples really vary that much and should I >>really be taking several measuments every day and >>average them? Or am I doing something wrong? Do >>people wipe the first drop away and squeeze some >>more blood before taking a reading? Could my >>tester have a problem? I bought it about seven >>months ago. >> > > well within the tolerance of a BG meter. > > In UK units, there is a tolerance of 1 unit, which is 18 of yours. It's > a little bit of plastic you shove in your pocket, not a portable lab > after all! > > If in doubt, ring Lifescan and get some test fluid (free of charge) > > R Hmm, that not my experience. Overall, my readings vary by not more than 5 US units. If I repeat readings, I have only a +-1 unit variation. This ignores those days when I have a late-night sweet snack, with full knowledge of what it means the next morning. Looking back on six months of data, I can clearly see a trend of readings starting at 110 average to the present average of 105, gotten by losing 30 lb. I figure another 20 lb more should take me to around a 100 average, which I can live with.
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