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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2417846" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>Sorry no idea about what rtfm is. And no your state of being doesn’t effect the meter (but the stress might your bgl!) but it does effect how you see the issue. Sorry I meant no offence by my comments. </p><p></p><p>These meters are not pinpoint accurate. And if you read the manuals with them they explain that. I do agree that some people fail to realise this and as such place too much importance on decimal place changes. Expectations are very relevant. Many meters for home use of varying types and purposes have similar margins of error not just glucometers. </p><p></p><p> This is where trends come into it. You are looking for significant change (1mmol is not a significant change for the purposes of food testing) on several occasions to rule a food out. Or minimal change on several occasions to declare it safe. And because you are looking at slightly broader numbers the importance of using a single meter is relevant. Some consistory read higher or lower in particular ranges than others. It’s just a fact. Pick one and stick to it. Even if the actual true figure is slightly different by using the same one you will see relative significant changes. </p><p></p><p>you of course can continue to eat blandly if you prefer. Or you can continue to test with more understanding of how to interpret the results you get. </p><p></p><p>This is not a race to your next hba1c. (Though for the first couple I years I too saw it that way). What will you do after the next results - good or bad? Race to the next hba1c? It’s a condition you need to manage for life so learning about how to do that might be frustrating right now but it is definitely worthwhile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2417846, member: 480869"] Sorry no idea about what rtfm is. And no your state of being doesn’t effect the meter (but the stress might your bgl!) but it does effect how you see the issue. Sorry I meant no offence by my comments. These meters are not pinpoint accurate. And if you read the manuals with them they explain that. I do agree that some people fail to realise this and as such place too much importance on decimal place changes. Expectations are very relevant. Many meters for home use of varying types and purposes have similar margins of error not just glucometers. This is where trends come into it. You are looking for significant change (1mmol is not a significant change for the purposes of food testing) on several occasions to rule a food out. Or minimal change on several occasions to declare it safe. And because you are looking at slightly broader numbers the importance of using a single meter is relevant. Some consistory read higher or lower in particular ranges than others. It’s just a fact. Pick one and stick to it. Even if the actual true figure is slightly different by using the same one you will see relative significant changes. you of course can continue to eat blandly if you prefer. Or you can continue to test with more understanding of how to interpret the results you get. This is not a race to your next hba1c. (Though for the first couple I years I too saw it that way). What will you do after the next results - good or bad? Race to the next hba1c? It’s a condition you need to manage for life so learning about how to do that might be frustrating right now but it is definitely worthwhile. [/QUOTE]
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