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<blockquote data-quote="markies" data-source="post: 41686" data-attributes="member: 13208"><p>Hi everyone,</p><p></p><p>Apologies if this has been address elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>My wife was diagnosed type 1 on our honeymoon 2 years ago. Despite several trips to the Diabetic specialist & consultant there is one question they are unable to answer..</p><p></p><p></p><p>Why should my wife's BM readings vary so much in the space of a few seconds....</p><p></p><p>My wife will usually wash her hands and then alcoswab her skin - & let it air dry - 20 - 30 secs. She then stabs - usually her arms, wipes away the blood droplet and then applies the BM stick to the next droplet. Sometimes the reading is unexpected - e.g. too high or too low. A 2nd or 3rd reading taken a matter of second later can have as much variation in the BM value of 10 units.</p><p></p><p>Is her technique fundamentally flawed?</p><p></p><p>The same happens no matter what machine she is using.</p><p></p><p>Can anyone shed any light?</p><p></p><p>Many thanks sin advance <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="markies, post: 41686, member: 13208"] Hi everyone, Apologies if this has been address elsewhere. My wife was diagnosed type 1 on our honeymoon 2 years ago. Despite several trips to the Diabetic specialist & consultant there is one question they are unable to answer.. Why should my wife's BM readings vary so much in the space of a few seconds.... My wife will usually wash her hands and then alcoswab her skin - & let it air dry - 20 - 30 secs. She then stabs - usually her arms, wipes away the blood droplet and then applies the BM stick to the next droplet. Sometimes the reading is unexpected - e.g. too high or too low. A 2nd or 3rd reading taken a matter of second later can have as much variation in the BM value of 10 units. Is her technique fundamentally flawed? The same happens no matter what machine she is using. Can anyone shed any light? Many thanks sin advance :) [/QUOTE]
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