blood sugar readings

[oldmike32]

can any one tell me if the tempature of your fngers can effect your blood sugar reading.
many thanks in advance

 

[mo1905]

Not too sure Mike but hot weather in general can. Have you had different readings then ?


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[oldmike32]

not me but somone i know had a reading of 3.7 when thier hands were extermly cold and checked by ambulance and when checked at the hospital with nothing given and hands a little warmer it read 5.2

 

[noblehead]

not me but somone i know had a reading of 3.7 when thier hands were extermly cold and checked by ambulance and when checked at the hospital with nothing given and hands a little warmer it read 5.2

Time lapse in the ambulance arriving and again when checking in at hospital will explain the differential in the bg readings, you can test your bg seconds apart and get two different readings, not heard of cold hands effecting bg readings but temperature does effect bg meters, most won't work in cold temperatures and will come up with an error message to tell you so.