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<blockquote data-quote="diabolic" data-source="post: 73574" data-attributes="member: 15533"><p>I was very interested to see that other users are having the same problems as I am with assessing</p><p>the accuracy of BG meters. I am also also surprised at the casual attitude some people are taking to</p><p>this problem. </p><p>I was unfortunate enough to come under the so called care of a different consultant 18 months ago</p><p>who's only role in life seemed to be examining my test results and drawing a ring around anything under 4.0</p><p></p><p> She had decided that a reading of 4.0 was good and a reading of 3.9 was bad allowing no</p><p>explanation from myself and certainly not considering any possible inaccuracies in the meter. She</p><p>persisted in her obsession with low readings to the exclusion of all other aspects of diabetes care</p><p>and eventually wrote to the DVLA telling them that I was experiencing frequent hypos together with reduced awareness. The DVLA revoked my license .I have since seen two different consultants who I am pleased to say disagreed with her and I am now about to get my license back.</p><p>I have had diabetes for 46 years and with the exception of this particular consultant I have always had</p><p>good comments from the doctors at the clinic regarding my ability to control the condition.</p><p>Because this doctor was assessing me by totally relying on the results from the meter with no regard to my history or explanations, I started to test the meter alongside a meter of a different make - the results were alarming with variations between the meters of from 0% to 30%!. I have tried to get the</p><p>tolerances of these meters from the manufacturers but they will not commit themselves.I have since</p><p>been advised by a consultant who also has diabetes that they should be thrown away when 2 years old as they are even more inaccurate than when new.</p><p>The moral of this story is to use these meters but consider the results in conjunction with your own</p><p>experience and the way you feel.</p><p>Hopefully, one day, the manufacturers will have the honesty to publish the tolerances and life expectancy of these machines which are netting them very handsome profits</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diabolic, post: 73574, member: 15533"] I was very interested to see that other users are having the same problems as I am with assessing the accuracy of BG meters. I am also also surprised at the casual attitude some people are taking to this problem. I was unfortunate enough to come under the so called care of a different consultant 18 months ago who's only role in life seemed to be examining my test results and drawing a ring around anything under 4.0 She had decided that a reading of 4.0 was good and a reading of 3.9 was bad allowing no explanation from myself and certainly not considering any possible inaccuracies in the meter. She persisted in her obsession with low readings to the exclusion of all other aspects of diabetes care and eventually wrote to the DVLA telling them that I was experiencing frequent hypos together with reduced awareness. The DVLA revoked my license .I have since seen two different consultants who I am pleased to say disagreed with her and I am now about to get my license back. I have had diabetes for 46 years and with the exception of this particular consultant I have always had good comments from the doctors at the clinic regarding my ability to control the condition. Because this doctor was assessing me by totally relying on the results from the meter with no regard to my history or explanations, I started to test the meter alongside a meter of a different make - the results were alarming with variations between the meters of from 0% to 30%!. I have tried to get the tolerances of these meters from the manufacturers but they will not commit themselves.I have since been advised by a consultant who also has diabetes that they should be thrown away when 2 years old as they are even more inaccurate than when new. The moral of this story is to use these meters but consider the results in conjunction with your own experience and the way you feel. Hopefully, one day, the manufacturers will have the honesty to publish the tolerances and life expectancy of these machines which are netting them very handsome profits [/QUOTE]
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