Type 2 Confusing readings

[rman]

Hi there, I am a newly diagnosed type 2 (just 3 weeks ago). I started Metformin and diet changes as per dietitian recommendations. So here is my question. Yesterday I took an after lunch reading and it read 5.8mmol/l . I thought this was too low as I was feeling a bit whoozy. I tried it again with a second strip using the same finger as the blood was still coming out and the second reading came at 6.3mmol/l. I decided to try a new bottle of strips since the previous one was almost out anyways and I now got a reading from another finder of 5.3mmol/l.

So I am confused as within the span of a minute maximum 90 second I got 5.8, 6.3 and 5.3 from 2 different fingers and 3 different strips, one of which was from another new bottle. Is this normal ? which reading would be 'correct' ? I use accucheck aviva machine.

 

[Rokaab]

Heya, to be considered accurate the test strips have to be with 15% of the actual reading, so since those are all pretty close together any could be considered 'accurate' (all are within 15% of 5,8 for example).
So um, somewhere in the middle is probably what you could take

 

[rman]

Heya, to be considered accurate the test strips have to be with 15% of the actual reading, so since those are all pretty close together any could be considered 'accurate' (all are within 15% of 5,8 for example).
So um, somewhere in the middle is probably what you could take

hey thanks for that quick reply. Good to hear that such quick variations within minutes is normal as I was getting completely lost here.

 

[LionChild]

Hi there, I am a newly diagnosed type 2 (just 3 weeks ago). I started Metformin and diet changes as per dietitian recommendations. So here is my question. Yesterday I took an after lunch reading and it read 5.8mmol/l . I thought this was too low as I was feeling a bit whoozy. I tried it again with a second strip using the same finger as the blood was still coming out and the second reading came at 6.3mmol/l. I decided to try a new bottle of strips since the previous one was almost out anyways and I now got a reading from another finder of 5.3mmol/l.

So I am confused as within the span of a minute maximum 90 second I got 5.8, 6.3 and 5.3 from 2 different fingers and 3 different strips, one of which was from another new bottle. Is this normal ? which reading would be 'correct' ? I use accucheck aviva machine.

I don't think these variations are unusual.