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<blockquote data-quote="paulliljeros" data-source="post: 1024751" data-attributes="member: 220050"><p>I think the thing to remember is that anti bac wipes are just that, anti bacterial, so they will stop bacteria entering the blood stream, however other contaminants that may affect the reading, will simply be moved around the testing zone. Cleansing is important for both health and accuracy reasons, but also remember the meters only have a tolerance of +/- 20%, but I have experienced raised readings from fingers with sugar residue on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paulliljeros, post: 1024751, member: 220050"] I think the thing to remember is that anti bac wipes are just that, anti bacterial, so they will stop bacteria entering the blood stream, however other contaminants that may affect the reading, will simply be moved around the testing zone. Cleansing is important for both health and accuracy reasons, but also remember the meters only have a tolerance of +/- 20%, but I have experienced raised readings from fingers with sugar residue on. [/QUOTE]
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