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<blockquote data-quote="Charis1213" data-source="post: 1929540" data-attributes="member: 495513"><p>I read with interest your posting and it may be that there is actually nothing wrong with either your husband's or your own test meter. Some Blood/Glucose test meters are designed to display 'Err' if the Blood/Glucose level being tested ixceeds or is below the specified range that the Bllod/Glucose meter is calibrated to.</p><p>I sugest that this might be the case anfd you B/G levels might well be TOO high. I would suggest that you consider doing one or more of the following things.</p><p></p><p>Firstly - Chjeck the Obvious - Battery & Date of Test Strips and that they haven't been contaminated.</p><p></p><p>1. Check your Blood/Glucose meter test strips are in 'Date' and if you have a Glucose control solution check that the B/G meter gives the correct responce to the 'Standard' Glmanufacturers Glucose solution.</p><p></p><p>2/ Ifyou can't do this, check someone who you know is not diabetic with your own B/G meter it should show they are 'Normal' in which case you will know the B/Gmeter /Test Stirips are fine.</p><p></p><p>3. Go to a local chemist/Pharmacy and ask if they can do an 'On The Spot' check - Many will do this if you care to ask.</p><p></p><p>Please let us know how you get on and where the problem lies. As for the test strips and costs that I have mentioned befor, this might indeed proove to show why test strips and a means of measuring B/G levels should bstill be readily available to ALL diabetics including us Type 2's</p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p>So are you saying it said er 1 becasuse my blood sugar was not able to register because it was too high even for the meter . That's scary .</p><p></p><p>I just read the booklet on troubleshooting and it said er 1 means i used a used test strip even though i didn't , but I am wondering if it might have been contaminated as i put it on the table .</p><p></p><p>I'm not going to fret over this I am at the doctors again in a few weeks and I will get her to test me there with her meter .</p><p></p><p>But I am doing low carb and so I hope that lowers my numbers by the time i get tested by the nurse . Surly low carb reduces numbers ?</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Charis1213, post: 1929540, member: 495513"] I read with interest your posting and it may be that there is actually nothing wrong with either your husband's or your own test meter. Some Blood/Glucose test meters are designed to display 'Err' if the Blood/Glucose level being tested ixceeds or is below the specified range that the Bllod/Glucose meter is calibrated to. I sugest that this might be the case anfd you B/G levels might well be TOO high. I would suggest that you consider doing one or more of the following things. Firstly - Chjeck the Obvious - Battery & Date of Test Strips and that they haven't been contaminated. 1. Check your Blood/Glucose meter test strips are in 'Date' and if you have a Glucose control solution check that the B/G meter gives the correct responce to the 'Standard' Glmanufacturers Glucose solution. 2/ Ifyou can't do this, check someone who you know is not diabetic with your own B/G meter it should show they are 'Normal' in which case you will know the B/Gmeter /Test Stirips are fine. 3. Go to a local chemist/Pharmacy and ask if they can do an 'On The Spot' check - Many will do this if you care to ask. Please let us know how you get on and where the problem lies. As for the test strips and costs that I have mentioned befor, this might indeed proove to show why test strips and a means of measuring B/G levels should bstill be readily available to ALL diabetics including us Type 2's[/QUOTE] So are you saying it said er 1 becasuse my blood sugar was not able to register because it was too high even for the meter . That's scary . I just read the booklet on troubleshooting and it said er 1 means i used a used test strip even though i didn't , but I am wondering if it might have been contaminated as i put it on the table . I'm not going to fret over this I am at the doctors again in a few weeks and I will get her to test me there with her meter . But I am doing low carb and so I hope that lowers my numbers by the time i get tested by the nurse . Surly low carb reduces numbers ? [/QUOTE]
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