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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 871525" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Just to cover the point about meters. All meters have to pass a test before they can be marketed, and have to fall within a certain tolerance level for accuracy, which in the UK is currently plus or minus 15%. Some meters are better than others for the things you can do with them, for convenience, etc. but there is very little difference between them as far as accuracy is concerned. With the testing strips you will always find the odd rogue ones, and you will always see an odd rogue reading. You will also see rogue readings through human error, such as not washing and drying your hands properly, or keeping the meter and strips in an unsuitable environment such as a bathroom (too much humidity), but on the whole these rogue readings are rare. As long as they are within 15% of the true reading, they are acceptable.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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