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<blockquote data-quote="chocoholic" data-source="post: 45256" data-attributes="member: 2964"><p>Just wondered if anyone else has experienced meter reading problems in the recent cold weather. I went on my first healthwalk again last week and it was bloomin' freezing. Felt a bit wobbly towards the end of the walk and wanted to test my BG but a) I couldn't get any blood out of my fingers because they were too cold (even though I was gloved and otherwise resembled the Michelin man) and b) my meter woudn't work at all. I decided to play it safe and had a couple of fruit pastilles, as was pretty sure my levels had gone too low. I had to drive home and the walk leaders were concerned about me but I sat in the car with the heater on for ages until my meter worked again and my hands resembled that of a human being again. When I was able to test it was still only 4 something, so good job I'd had the fruit pastilles earlier on the walk. I did not like being unable to test my sugar level as I did not feel 'in control'. Has anyone else been in a position of a meter not working through cold/heat problems and does anyone have any ideas for avoiding it happening again,please?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chocoholic, post: 45256, member: 2964"] Just wondered if anyone else has experienced meter reading problems in the recent cold weather. I went on my first healthwalk again last week and it was bloomin' freezing. Felt a bit wobbly towards the end of the walk and wanted to test my BG but a) I couldn't get any blood out of my fingers because they were too cold (even though I was gloved and otherwise resembled the Michelin man) and b) my meter woudn't work at all. I decided to play it safe and had a couple of fruit pastilles, as was pretty sure my levels had gone too low. I had to drive home and the walk leaders were concerned about me but I sat in the car with the heater on for ages until my meter worked again and my hands resembled that of a human being again. When I was able to test it was still only 4 something, so good job I'd had the fruit pastilles earlier on the walk. I did not like being unable to test my sugar level as I did not feel 'in control'. Has anyone else been in a position of a meter not working through cold/heat problems and does anyone have any ideas for avoiding it happening again,please? [/QUOTE]
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