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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1714772"><p>Thanks for the lesson [USER=74042]@ElyDave[/USER] . I have come close to this in this past but, thankfully, remembered at the last minute.</p><p></p><p>The one that has caught me out is my meter. Wandering around in the cold for a few hours with my meter in my bag, I decided I needed to take a reading (walking up hill was harder than it should be which is a classic symptom for a hypo for me). My meter was not having it. Every time I inserted a test strip it said “E-1”. I swore, i crunched on a dextrose just in case, I kept walking, I tried again when I got home, I swore again, I dug out my old spare meter (which, thankfully takes the same strips) and I was low.</p><p>As I warmed up and treated my low, I got out the internet and googled “E-1” to be told the meter was outside the operable temperature range. And, surprise surprise it started working soon afterwards.</p><p></p><p>Lesson learnt: keep my meter in inside pocket (or partner’s inside pocket because women’s jackets are useless for storing things) on cold days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 1714772"] Thanks for the lesson [USER=74042]@ElyDave[/USER] . I have come close to this in this past but, thankfully, remembered at the last minute. The one that has caught me out is my meter. Wandering around in the cold for a few hours with my meter in my bag, I decided I needed to take a reading (walking up hill was harder than it should be which is a classic symptom for a hypo for me). My meter was not having it. Every time I inserted a test strip it said “E-1”. I swore, i crunched on a dextrose just in case, I kept walking, I tried again when I got home, I swore again, I dug out my old spare meter (which, thankfully takes the same strips) and I was low. As I warmed up and treated my low, I got out the internet and googled “E-1” to be told the meter was outside the operable temperature range. And, surprise surprise it started working soon afterwards. Lesson learnt: keep my meter in inside pocket (or partner’s inside pocket because women’s jackets are useless for storing things) on cold days. [/QUOTE]
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