The OP posted <<I know meters can vary but that's a big varience. Now I'm in a quandry wondering which is correct!>> i was replying to this question. I have not gone off topic. But I take your point and will not post again.
Actually, I was replying to @lizzycat who is not medicated and therefore not going to drop into hypoland, and I did say numbers matter for injecting insulin or swallowing glucose tablets. As you fall into this group (on Gliclazide) numbers do matter for you and I understand that. They do not matter for Lizzycat to the extent that she needs to stress over meter inaccuracies. What she needs to do is put one of her meters away and stick to the other, watching for trends, and how quickly she rises and falls so she can tweak her diet. Stressing over the differences between 2 or more meters will not help her.
7Actually, I was replying to @lizzycat who is not medicated and therefore not going to drop into hypoland, and I did say numbers matter for injecting insulin or swallowing glucose tablets. As you fall into this group (on Gliclazide) numbers do matter for you and I understand that. They do not matter for Lizzycat to the extent that she aneeds to stress over meter inaccuracies. What she needs to do is put one of her meters away and stick to the other, watching for trends, and how quickly she rises and falls so she can tweak her diet. Stressing over the differences between 2 or more meters will not help her.
Thanks I know what you mean and I have noticed that some things do make me spike and I have dropped a lot of carbs from my diet. Cornflakes and crisps really raise my bg strangely chips dont its a big learning curve but I feel I'm winning.ost: 1061221, member: 94045"]I have been using that batch ending 37 since October. I find it consistent (other than the usual rogue readings we all get) and fine for spotting trends, up or down, and helping with dietary tweaks. I have done cross checks with my AccuChek Mobile. The AC does read a tad lower, but nothing significant when averaged over a period. Unless you rely on meter readings to inject the correct amount of insulin or swallow glucose tablets, the actual numbers do not matter. You really can't anticipate your HbA1c from the readings unless you test every 10 minutes 24/7. Just look for trends.
A 5.7 reading is just at the cutoff point at which we are advised not to drive. With the other reading concurrent , I would have to decide to take action to raise my levels if I was expected to be driving in the next 2 hours. If I had an incident while driving, and the law discovered my meter readings, then I could be prosecuted for driving while unsafe, and certainly for being an uninsured driver since this would probably invalidate my insurance.One said 3.8,the other said 5.7.I knew I wasn't hypo so I didn't take any action to bring my BG up.
Yes I suppose so. Will check it against my GlucoRx when am able and see what happens.
A 5.7 reading is just at the cutoff point at which we are advised not to drive. With the other reading concurrent , I would have to decide to take action to raise my levels if I was expected to be driving in the next 2 hours. If I had an incident while driving, and the law discovered my meter readings, then I could be prosecuted for driving while unsafe, and certainly for being an uninsured driver since this would probably invalidate my insurance.
Surely being below 5.7 is a good thing, isn't it? Sorry if I'm being stupid, but I've never heard that you shouldn't drive with a reading below 5.7. I'm Type 2 (not on meds) so is the advice re driving different for Type 2s and Type 1s, or if you are on insulin? I'm desperately trying to get my readings below 6, but need to be able to drive! My dad is Type 2 but on insulin injections, and I'm sure he drives when he has readings below 6 (which is hardly ever, tbh).
I think the value of 5.7 came from my DSN because I can drop 6 mmol/L within an hour after eating an LC meal, and is also taking into account that my meter can read 1 mmol/L highSurely being below 5.7 is a good thing, isn't it? Sorry if I'm being stupid, but I've never heard that you shouldn't drive with a reading below 5.7. I'm Type 2 (not on meds) so is the advice re driving different for Type 2s and Type 1s, or if you are on insulin? I'm desperately trying to get my readings below 6, but need to be able to drive! My dad is Type 2 but on insulin injections, and I'm sure he drives when he has readings below 6 (which is hardly ever, tbh).
Good luck with that. We had a similar crash round the corner from us a couple of years ago, but unfortunately the outcome was 2 fatalities.Thanks @Oldvatr and @Bluetit1802. That makes sense. I will make my dad aware, although his readings are usually 10+ as he doesn't follow the advice given to him.
There was an accident in our village recently when a driver crashed his car after passing out at the wheel, it turned out he was diabetic and having a hypo. Luckily no one was hurt.
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