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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 2203716" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>It is probably worth looking at the instructions with your meter.</p><p>Mine came with an alternative head for the pricking device and a manual which showed alternative sites.</p><p>You could at least try altentative sites if your BG monitor supports it.</p><p></p><p>How much do you know about BG testing?</p><p>Worth reading the forum for a while to get an idea of how it works and why each reading is likely to be different.</p><p></p><p>Edit: in answer to your original question, blood taken from the arm and tested by a laboratory is far more accurate than a home finger prick. Finger prick tests at a hospital are generally more accurate than home ones because they use more expensive and regularly calibrated equipment.</p><p></p><p>Out of interest why the Nuffield?</p><p>This sounds like a private consultation.</p><p>Have you been diagnosed with diabetes by your GP?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 2203716, member: 6467"] It is probably worth looking at the instructions with your meter. Mine came with an alternative head for the pricking device and a manual which showed alternative sites. You could at least try altentative sites if your BG monitor supports it. How much do you know about BG testing? Worth reading the forum for a while to get an idea of how it works and why each reading is likely to be different. Edit: in answer to your original question, blood taken from the arm and tested by a laboratory is far more accurate than a home finger prick. Finger prick tests at a hospital are generally more accurate than home ones because they use more expensive and regularly calibrated equipment. Out of interest why the Nuffield? This sounds like a private consultation. Have you been diagnosed with diabetes by your GP? [/QUOTE]
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