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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2344623" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>The official standards for meter accuracy aren't that high, I'm afraid. Both your meters probably satisfy the FDA accuracy requirements (just the ones that came up in google, but other countries have similar standards).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Interesting article here</p><p></p><p><a href="https://diabetesed.net/how-accurate-are-glucose-meters/" target="_blank">How accurate are Glucose Meters? - Diabetes Education Services</a></p><p></p><p>As a T1, who injects insulin based on her bg levels, I'm not overly happy about it (the New Zealand state funded meter isn't very accurate) but if you are self funding then maybe google glucose accuracy statistics and pick one with affordable strips that is relatively accurate.</p><p></p><p>But honestly, both 10 and 12 are too high so it may not matter which one is nearer to your actual bg level. Usually, if you stick to one meter, you can compare results reasonably well. By the time you get within normal range (4 to 8) a 10% error isn't that much...</p><p></p><p>But I find the biggest discrepancies are caused by contaminants on my hands....</p><p></p><p>Good luck and happy testing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2344623, member: 372717"] The official standards for meter accuracy aren't that high, I'm afraid. Both your meters probably satisfy the FDA accuracy requirements (just the ones that came up in google, but other countries have similar standards). Interesting article here [URL='https://diabetesed.net/how-accurate-are-glucose-meters/']How accurate are Glucose Meters? - Diabetes Education Services[/URL] As a T1, who injects insulin based on her bg levels, I'm not overly happy about it (the New Zealand state funded meter isn't very accurate) but if you are self funding then maybe google glucose accuracy statistics and pick one with affordable strips that is relatively accurate. But honestly, both 10 and 12 are too high so it may not matter which one is nearer to your actual bg level. Usually, if you stick to one meter, you can compare results reasonably well. By the time you get within normal range (4 to 8) a 10% error isn't that much... But I find the biggest discrepancies are caused by contaminants on my hands.... Good luck and happy testing. [/QUOTE]
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