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AccuChek Aviva 5.8

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Whenever I see a picture of the Aviva meter the screen is showing 5.8. Is this a sort of resting ,waiting for the next job setting?

Twice in the last 10 months I've had readings of 5.8 which I have doubted and so have done a re-test on a different finger. Apart from wasting my money this shakes my confidence in the thing. On both the re-tests I got readings that were more expectable. A 6.2 and a 6.7 IIRC. Just now I had 5.7 for a change. I have decided to believe this one because it is not the "test failure" figure of 5.8. Question. Is 5.8 a "failure" figure which is why it appears in all pictures of the meter or what. Am I right to treat it as a failed test and ignore it? Comments please. Thanks
 
Hi,

Well spotted.
But the "5.8" figure on the screen in the highlited promotional pictures online is actually a printed clear stick on screen protector in the packaging...
I own two Accu-Chek mobiles, one of which is still boxed & unopened with the screen protector of 5.8..
I suppose they feel it's an ideal average to demo the screen without using battery power while still boxed...?

Any test failure would result in some sort of "E message" or insufficient blood?

The other figures you got on your retests after the 5.8 that danced around the initial figure are what would have been expected regarding the margin of discrepancy too...

It sounds like your meter is doing its job properly.
I hope this helps..?!
 
I never had aeter in 30 years that gives the same reading straight after with the same drop of blood... Just accept the error ranges and move on. My accuchek pump meter reads higher than the blood from my arm when it's tested at gp with a fasting test. (Goodness knows why they do that after 30 years!)
 
Hello again..

I just found this link for you. It the online instruction manual for the Aviva range..

Just click on the screen representation for a pop up code & sign meaning. Or chose in depth instructions down the side regarding the meter that looks like yours? https://www.accu-chek.com/us/customer-care/screen-messages/aviva-error-codes.html

I forgot to mention I also own an Aviva "plus" ( the black version.)

As I mentioned earlier any device with a screen is shipped with a screen film protector. Though why Accu-Chek chose to print 5.8 on it is beyond me..? Though a thought has occurred to me.. The Euro & American versions have "104" or "106" printed on the screen film. It could be a region identification thing...?
 
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The number printed on the protector is to show users what the device will look like in action without depleting the battery, and an American user will obviously be confused/alrmed by near-corpse-levels of 5.8 when normal levels are around 100, and vice versa.
 
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