tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post5419369785261403519..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: The FDA Notices Meter InaccuracyJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-63157414889659815552009-08-13T12:32:35.270-04:002009-08-13T12:32:35.270-04:00Jim,
Even though there is a wide range in your re...Jim,<br /><br />Even though there is a wide range in your readings they are ALL much too high to maintain health. So the reading is useful in letting you know you have to do some more work.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-78872214056779841362009-08-13T11:15:17.881-04:002009-08-13T11:15:17.881-04:00A little while ago, I commented about my ReliOn me...A little while ago, I commented about my ReliOn meter being wildly inaccurate -- 40 points in 6 minutes. After that, I called ReliOn customer service, and the rep told me that that much variation was "acceptable."<br /><br />Hogwash! That much variation can result in life-threatening differences in decisions about insulin, pills, diet and exercise.<br /><br />How can companies get away jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-64270362478535948392009-08-13T10:11:26.343-04:002009-08-13T10:11:26.343-04:00Jenny, I've been very slow in checking my Reli...Jenny, I've been very slow in checking my ReliOn Ultima meter and blood glucose test strips for consistency.<br /><br />Here are 3 blood glucose measurements I got this morning in a span of only 6 minutes, using the same meter and same batch of strips:<br /><br />851am -- left forefinger -- 233<br /><br />855am -- right forefinger -- 190<br /><br />857am -- left forefinger -- 193<br /><br />jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88783610400530095832009-07-23T20:37:44.699-04:002009-07-23T20:37:44.699-04:00Thanks, Jenny, a timely post because I"m in t...Thanks, Jenny, a timely post because I"m in the market for a new meter. <br /><br />Unfortunately, just before I'd made that decision I bought 100 strips for my current meter, Freestyle lite--which I'd had replaced by the company because my readings seemed off. Now I've started testing the new meter for consistency and find it's hit or miss. What a merry-go-round.<br /><br /jacquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254885498063168754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-42666769622811042452009-07-21T03:39:24.608-04:002009-07-21T03:39:24.608-04:00Maybe, just maybe we should contact an Indian manu...Maybe, just maybe we should contact an Indian manufacturer to stamp out test strips for us at a substantially reduced cost. If were lucky, we will even find the factory where the original test strips are manufactured.country mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-51428803933836836442009-07-20T18:25:38.207-04:002009-07-20T18:25:38.207-04:00Krista,
Thanks for educating me on this one.
Tha...Krista,<br /><br />Thanks for educating me on this one.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />VenkatVenkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052224100730196295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-73962591098703522172009-07-20T17:40:20.376-04:002009-07-20T17:40:20.376-04:00Venkat,
Even calibrating/testing one's gluco...Venkat, <br /><br />Even calibrating/testing one's glucose meter against lab tests every 3 months is not reliable as home glucose meters measure capillary blood whereas blood drawn for lab tests is venous blood. I understand that difference alone will result in significant differences in the readings/results.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245396197148563020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-50728421001241915372009-07-20T16:10:58.830-04:002009-07-20T16:10:58.830-04:00Jenny,
You are absolutely correct. I have been us...Jenny,<br /><br />You are absolutely correct. I have been using One touch Utlra Deluxe meter for the past 2-3 years.<br /><br />When I switched over to Low Carb diet a year ago, I was testing 12-13 times a day and recording the BG values in an excel sheet. Based on the ingested carbs I knew it should be around 90. It showed me 112. I tested second time and it showed me 89. Third time, it Venkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052224100730196295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-44985076723255786312009-07-20T13:55:12.617-04:002009-07-20T13:55:12.617-04:00Somehow I can guess what the outcome of this will ...Somehow I can guess what the outcome of this will be: meter manufacturers will withdraw from the market all strips for current meters and thus force everyone to buy more expensive meters with even more expensive strips.<br /><br />Prove me wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-87418957738887920762009-07-20T12:50:39.047-04:002009-07-20T12:50:39.047-04:00You're depressing me. I never woulda guessed t...You're depressing me. I never woulda guessed that I couldn't trust big businesses.<br /><br /> ; )jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-650367561044845772009-07-20T12:42:51.129-04:002009-07-20T12:42:51.129-04:00You are correct that consistency is valuable--whic...You are correct that consistency is valuable--which is why I spend the money for Ultra strips.<br /><br />But many of these meters are not consistent. Test the same drop of blood twice and you see two readings quite far apart. <br /><br />Alternatively, the accuracy at a low reading may be far different than the accuracy at a high reading, so you can't just apply a known factor.<br /> <br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-26392441216940202592009-07-20T12:15:48.996-04:002009-07-20T12:15:48.996-04:00Let me distinguish between inaccuracy and inconsis...Let me distinguish between inaccuracy and inconsistency.<br /><br />I do use a cheap Reli-On meter from Wal-Mart. Now suppose that my meter is inaccurate by 30 points, so that it may say that my blood glucose is 152, when it is really 122 or 182.<br /><br />As long as I use the same meter all the time, and if (a big if) I can watch for signs of highs or lows, should the meter at least be jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.com