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<blockquote data-quote="Ria" data-source="post: 413659" data-attributes="member: 59976"><p>Hi James. Welcome to the forum. These meters are not that accurate. They usually are within 10% but can be 20% out occasionally. So a reading of 11 means a BG between 9.9 and 12.1. But it could be between 8.8 and 13.2!</p><p></p><p>The main thing is to get a rough idea as to what your levels are. I was diagnosed 6 months ago. But my levels are only occasionally over 10,so I now only test 1 or 2 a day. I test usually on waking and then after a meal. If that was too high I test again before and after the next meal. I use an android app called 'ontrack' to record my readings. This works out my 3 monthly hba1c. Even though my meter ( a glucorx)varies widely ( 9.6,7.9, 8.5 all within 1minute) my average as calculated by app was close. Lab result was 42(6%). Mine was 40(5.9%)</p><p>I have only had one hba1c test since self testing so have only been able to make one comparison </p><p></p><p>Ria</p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ria, post: 413659, member: 59976"] Hi James. Welcome to the forum. These meters are not that accurate. They usually are within 10% but can be 20% out occasionally. So a reading of 11 means a BG between 9.9 and 12.1. But it could be between 8.8 and 13.2! The main thing is to get a rough idea as to what your levels are. I was diagnosed 6 months ago. But my levels are only occasionally over 10,so I now only test 1 or 2 a day. I test usually on waking and then after a meal. If that was too high I test again before and after the next meal. I use an android app called 'ontrack' to record my readings. This works out my 3 monthly hba1c. Even though my meter ( a glucorx)varies widely ( 9.6,7.9, 8.5 all within 1minute) my average as calculated by app was close. Lab result was 42(6%). Mine was 40(5.9%) I have only had one hba1c test since self testing so have only been able to make one comparison Ria Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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