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Jackie006

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Hi could someone help me please I have just done my sugar and it was 12.7 I decided to try another finger and that was 12.9 this also happened yesterday could my meter be faulty has this happened to anyone else please
 
Its the same for everyone, very rarely would you get the same meter reading twice in a row.
 
Most meters are accurate to no better than +/- 10%. So successive readings only 0.2 apart at that level is actually very good. If I retest because of a suspected rogue result I tend to average 2 or even 3. Depends on your testing regime and objectives though.
 
Jackie006 said:
Ok thankyou for that was worried the meter was goin wrong
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No its quite normal, if you were test on different meters the difference would be greater :)

If ever in doubt about the meters accuracy and performance do a control solution test as per the manufacturers instructions.
 
I had a reading this morning of 9.1, thought it odd so re did it a minute later and it was 7! My meter is quite new true love, but not trusting the readings. Is there a way of resetting it?
 
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