Received my Contour next one

[Vanmaninessex]

Just received my free Contour next one monitor, I’m still confused about all the meanings etc .
I tested as 22.0 mil/L which is Amber

 

[Deleted member 308541]

I tested as 22.0 mil/L which is Amber

You need to get in to the green...

 

[Rachox]

Here’s some info on target levels:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html
Come back to us if you need more guidance.

 

[HSSS]

22 is really only Amber? It’s pretty darn high in my opinion. Do check hands were properly clean and dry though in case of a false reading.

 

[Jaylee]

22 is really only Amber? It’s pretty darn high in my opinion. Do check hands were properly clean and dry though in case of a false reading.

Amber is above target, red is below target & green...? It's all on page sixteen. https://www.contournext.com/siteassets/products/web85688006_cntrnxtone_ug_r01-17.pdf

Yeah had to look it up, pee testing in the 1970s was orange for sky high.
I have an earlier version contour next kicking about that I don't use In preference for my Accu-Chek.

 

[Colin Crowhurst]

Ouch, strips for that Contour are damned expensive!

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Ouch, strips for that Contour are damned expensive!

Depends where you live, they cost me $1.20 for a 100 box being a member of NDSS.

I do not use it now as it is not as accurate as my Abbott Freestyle Lite is.

Edit: Typo

 

[Antje77]

Hi @Vanmaninessex , 22 is really rather high, if you have such numbers regularly something's not going too well with your treatment. Can you contact your health care professional about it?
Have you changed your eating habits to help with your diabetes?
Good luck, and let us know how you get on!

 

[Robbity]

Amber is above target, red is below target & green...? It's all on page sixteen. https://www.contournext.com/siteassets/products/web85688006_cntrnxtone_ug_r01-17.pdf

Yeah had to look it up, pee testing in the 1970s was orange for sky high.
I have an earlier version contour next kicking about that I don't use In preference for my Accu-Chek.

I would have expected red for high and amber for low based on my assumption that hypers are more dangerous than hypos?

Robbity

 

[Antje77]

I would have expected red for high and amber for low based on my assumption that hypers are more dangerous than hypos?

Robbity

Hypo's (on insulin or sulfonylurea's) need action right now to prevent unconsciousness, insults, blue lights, nasty glucagon injections, glucose drips, whereas hypers are dangerous in the long run (years instead of minutes) and sporadically in the hours or days range (DKA, which is why many meters suggest to test for ketones with high numbers.
Glucose meters are made with T1's on insulin in mind, not T2's on diet or metformin.

 

[Robbity]

Hypo's (on insulin or sulfonylurea's) need action right now to prevent unconsciousness, insults, blue lights, nasty glucagon injections, glucose drips, whereas hypers are dangerous in the long run (years instead of minutes) and sporadically in the hours or days range (DKA, which is why many meters suggest to test for ketones with high numbers.

Fair enough - I was specifically thinking of potential high glucose/DKA warnings.

Robbity