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Blood Sugar Monitors

KallieB

Member
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Hi, How long does a monitor last?
I have a contour ts monitor, I have had for a few years now, but recently noticed that I got:
7.53am fasting reading of 12.2
8.35am did a retest of 11.9
9.40am before breakfast of 17.5
9.52am retest and it shot up to 28.2
all before had anything to eat with only drinking plain water and a black coffee, no sugar.
I changed the battery thinking it might be that but it has happened a few more times now (different reading but big jumps within a minute of redoing the tests)
Do I need a new monitor?
Any help would be appreciated.
 
Have you got any control solution to test your meter? In the meantime could you pop into a chemist and get a spot check?
 
Another thought, have your test strips been kept out of the sun in this weather.
 
do you have a new pack of test strips
 
Another thought, have your test strips been kept out of the sun in this weather.

Hi
Have you got any control solution to test your meter? In the meantime could you pop into a chemist and get a spot check?
Hi, No don't have any solution (was given monitor by diabetic nurse in a pouch where it stays until use it) and have recently opened a new pack.
 
 
When you contact Beyer, ask them to send you a bottle of control solution. They will send it free of charge.
 
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