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<blockquote data-quote="michaeldavid" data-source="post: 497656" data-attributes="member: 57211"><p>I test my blood sugar around once per waking hour, on average.</p><p></p><p>But most of the time I don't use a meter. Rather, I mostly use visually read strips: either Betachek Visual or Glucoflex-R. (<a href="http://www.betachek.com/uk/" target="_blank">http://www.betachek.com/uk/</a>)</p><p></p><p>My blood sugar tends to be exceptionally well controlled. And I find that the visually read strips are essential for the maintenance of that control. (What I eat is crucial too - especially the rye bread.) For not only are they simple, and cheap, but for near-normal readings they are as accurate as one could want. (For anything that looks over 8mmol/l, I'll check again using a meter.)</p><p></p><p>For readings below 4mmol/l, I find they couldn't really be more accurate.</p><p></p><p>Also when the reading is low, I find that I can trust the result given a mere 15 seconds after I wipe off the blood. (One must leave the blood on for 30 seconds.)</p><p></p><p>The visually read strips, moreover, seem to have an inherent failsafe factor. For I have noticed that if my fingertip is not clean, the result on the strip will be a bit smeary in appearance.</p><p></p><p>Conversly, the numerical result given by a meter (with seeming decimal-point accuracy) only ever appears to be genuine and trustworthy - whether it's actually veridical or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="michaeldavid, post: 497656, member: 57211"] I test my blood sugar around once per waking hour, on average. But most of the time I don't use a meter. Rather, I mostly use visually read strips: either Betachek Visual or Glucoflex-R. ([url]http://www.betachek.com/uk/[/url]) My blood sugar tends to be exceptionally well controlled. And I find that the visually read strips are essential for the maintenance of that control. (What I eat is crucial too - especially the rye bread.) For not only are they simple, and cheap, but for near-normal readings they are as accurate as one could want. (For anything that looks over 8mmol/l, I'll check again using a meter.) For readings below 4mmol/l, I find they couldn't really be more accurate. Also when the reading is low, I find that I can trust the result given a mere 15 seconds after I wipe off the blood. (One must leave the blood on for 30 seconds.) The visually read strips, moreover, seem to have an inherent failsafe factor. For I have noticed that if my fingertip is not clean, the result on the strip will be a bit smeary in appearance. Conversly, the numerical result given by a meter (with seeming decimal-point accuracy) only ever appears to be genuine and trustworthy - whether it's actually veridical or not. [/QUOTE]
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