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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1554893" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>I would trust the Fasting BG test done at the surgery as it was (presumably) taken from your arm and analysed at the lab. Your finger pricking meter is only a snap shot and not as reliable as one tested at the lab.</p><p></p><p>Just as an aside to what [USER=22572]@pavlosn[/USER] was saying about capillary blood and venous blood, this doesn't apply any more. Meters these days (sometimes strips) are calibrated to convert the capillary whole blood level to a plasma venous blood level.</p><p></p><p>I think you are saying your lab results are lower than you were expecting? The HbA1c doesn't work well for everyone. If you have any sort of red blood cell "abnormalities" this can sway the result. You can check your full blood count markers on a print out if you have one and check for yourself how normal they are, or otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1554893, member: 94045"] I would trust the Fasting BG test done at the surgery as it was (presumably) taken from your arm and analysed at the lab. Your finger pricking meter is only a snap shot and not as reliable as one tested at the lab. Just as an aside to what [USER=22572]@pavlosn[/USER] was saying about capillary blood and venous blood, this doesn't apply any more. Meters these days (sometimes strips) are calibrated to convert the capillary whole blood level to a plasma venous blood level. I think you are saying your lab results are lower than you were expecting? The HbA1c doesn't work well for everyone. If you have any sort of red blood cell "abnormalities" this can sway the result. You can check your full blood count markers on a print out if you have one and check for yourself how normal they are, or otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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