ACCU-Chek Aviva

[spitfire]

Well thought i would give my Accu-chek Aviva a little experiment started loaded a fresh set of multi clix then washed hands started with little finger first on the inside of finger did one test then did every finger and thumb and was amazed at my results first was 7.0 second was 9.2 third was 12.9 fourth was 14.0 and the thumb was 6.9 whats going on here kinda knocked me abit this are these test kits reliable as they say they are by the results of these tests they are NOT wouldnt mind but ive bought these myself today. But a funny thing was said by doctor about these test strips i asked are these strips important in managing your diabetes his reply they might have a place with some doctors but most dont trust them and i think with my results hes right

 

[HLW]

Were your hands completely dry? Did you wash your hands properly (with clean soap, for 15 secs, and dried on a clean towel etc)? Did you calibrate the meter with calibration solution to make sure it is working correctly? Were the test strips in date? Do you have circulation problems?

I've just done the same experiment ( but without washing my hands because I couldn't be bothered!) with an accu check aviva nano (which uses the same strips as an accu check aviva), and the results were not identical but varied a lot less than yours. The meters are not 100% accurate, wikipeadia says that the relevant ISO standard says they have to be within 20% of the actual reading. You can read the leaflet that came with the strips you have to see how accurate those ones are.

Your doctor is lying when he says most doctors don't trust these strips. The reason he doesn't want to prescribe them is cost.