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<blockquote data-quote="TonyHancock" data-source="post: 1802551" data-attributes="member: 468382"><p>Does anyone have experience with altitude and blood sugar meter readings? Google throws up mixed results with reports of meters reading lower or higher. Presumably reduced oxygen has some impact on the chemical process of the strip/blood etc, but does that same reduced oxygen impact the body's processes?</p><p></p><p>I'm in Mexico City at the moment and haven't had a reading below 6 for three days. Nothing major but a little (0.5 - 0.8) outside of my recent patterns. I am always interested to understand the impact of whatever environment I am in.</p><p></p><p>There are plenty more variables at play for me too, including long haul flying, jet lag, change in climate etc so I know there is no definitive answer to what is a relatively minor change in readings, but if there is one major take away from these forums it is the usefulness of following reading patterns. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TonyHancock, post: 1802551, member: 468382"] Does anyone have experience with altitude and blood sugar meter readings? Google throws up mixed results with reports of meters reading lower or higher. Presumably reduced oxygen has some impact on the chemical process of the strip/blood etc, but does that same reduced oxygen impact the body's processes? I'm in Mexico City at the moment and haven't had a reading below 6 for three days. Nothing major but a little (0.5 - 0.8) outside of my recent patterns. I am always interested to understand the impact of whatever environment I am in. There are plenty more variables at play for me too, including long haul flying, jet lag, change in climate etc so I know there is no definitive answer to what is a relatively minor change in readings, but if there is one major take away from these forums it is the usefulness of following reading patterns. :-) [/QUOTE]
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