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Meter Problem HELP...dodgy meter(s) ? ?

Took readings again side by side.
2hrs after chinese Chicken FuYung and 1/2 of wifes chicken curry and fried rice.

CodeFree 7.7
eBwell 6.9

Since there was a bigger discrepancy took them again.

CodeFree 7.0
eBwell 6.9

Results speak for themselves deff gonna stick to the eBwell.
 
HSSS said:
Ive asked several times but had no explanations other than don’t double test!

I have more than once had readings from the SAME meter from the same blood drop that are more than 15% apart. Clean finger Minute or less apart. Any ideas? The only thing I can think of is one reading up to 15% high and one 15% low. To me that’s worse than two meters being consistent within themselves but not each other. At least then trends and changes are still relevant so long as you stick to one meter.
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The advice as I understand it is to discard the initial drop then test the next one. I think this is because the blood closest to the puncture site is stale, the follow on is fresher, and meters are sensitive to haematocrit value which is a measure of oxygen in the blood. So blood flow in the capilliaries slows down as it gets closer to the surface of the skin - bit like water slows down at the river bank due to friction and thinner vessels. Note this is my POV and totally unscientific, It is observational based on a sample of n=1
 
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