What to know What is Accuracy of Glucometer

[shailendraK]

[ShooterGeorge]

Even if your glucometer is very accurate, the strips that you get in a packet will be mixed from different batches of manufacture. So even if you test blood from the same puncture at the same time, you may get different values. Glucometer is only to get a rough idea about the blood sugar level. If you want to compare FBS & PPBS you have to buy PAIR STRIP, says the literature of some glucometer.

==================================================================

The text below is a "COPY&PASTE STUFF" from my previous replies to some others.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN IT, KINDLY IGNORE THIS. Otherwise read CAREFULLY.

================================================ ======================

You too can EVEN cure your diabetes yourself like me.

TAKING MEDICINES ALONE WILL NOT BRING DOWN BLOOD SUGAR ALWAYS. YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR FOOD HABITS & LIFE STYLE ALSO TEMPORARILY TILL CURE.

Diabetes is a fundamental disorder. It is comparable with low voltage in an electric circuit. In both cases all connected subsystems will under-perform and will fail in due course. It will affect SEX life also, if diab is not contained. Diab impairs the glucose (SUGAR) & oxygen supply to ALL CELLS of the patient. You cannot compensate the resultant weakness with liquor, food or medicines.

A DIABETES PATIENT (also known as A DIABETIC) need NOT starve. PROPER or APPROPRIATE food can be eaten EVEN FULL STOMACH THRICE DAILY! Try to understand diabetes & conquer it.

While following the Long-wheat diet explained in the article referred below, non-vegetarians can have MEAT/FISH/EGG in moderate quantities as side-dishes/curries.

I was diabetic from 2006; but NOT diabetic from 2009. I studied Diabetes thoroughly, because it was to solve MY problem.

Do you want to see my experience and blood sugar history from 2006 to 2013? Those are reported at: appropedia.org/Diabetes_mel... If you want only HOW TO DO, GO TO appropedia.org/Diabetes_mel...

appropedia.org/File:BloodSu...

Please read MY REPLIES part 1, 2, 3 & 4 to question AT diabetesindia.healthunlocke...

Please report your future experience (good or bad) here for the benefit of others.

ASK ME MORE>

[esivaraman]

Since you are using the same meter for quuite some time, it should not make a great difference. What you are doing by testing is to have a comparison on a weekly or fortnightly basis and once in a way is to compare in a Lab.

Also, it is to differentiate a high sugar level from a normal oboe. However following precautions are to be taken:

1. Do not expose th strips too moisture or kep it open. After taking a strip, close the strip box.

2. Use it before the expiry date.

3. Leave at least 10 a hours to check yr fasting sugar after the previous nights food intake. Keep this timing as standard for all future testing. For POst Prandial test, always take after !2 hours of food intake.

[plc18]

Get your Glucose Level Checked from some laboratory every 3 months. When they are taking your blood sample, request technician to give a drop of blood to check through your Glucometer. Then you can compare the reading of Glucometer and Laboratory Reading and know about the accuracy / errors in your Glucometer

[chipsforfree]

The glucometer will generally show 10-20 points below the lab results. You should get it calibrated by the manufacturer every year and then check the difference with lab results every few months.