Maybe if you share your “very strange results”, the forum members can comment.
All meters sold in the UK must comply with the same safety (accuracy) standards.
You can acquire a test solution to check the accuracy.
Alternatively, get someone who definitely does not have diabetes to do a test.
Although we read about the challenges for some one with diabetes to manage sugar (and all carbs), we soon realise the many things which can affect our blood sugars which are less well published.
It's not listed on the NDSS test strip order form that is recognised as a device to qualify for subsidised test strips in Australia. So it does not look like it was a good purchase to make.Hello!I have very recently been diagnosed as T2 and bought a Sinocare Safe-Accu 2 monitor. I’ve been getting some very strange results and I wondered if anybody has any experience of this monitor and knows how accurate it is please? Thank you
All meters are manufactured to the same accuracy standard of plus/minus 15%, the NHS ones are exactly the same. The few times my meter has given false low readings was because I hadn't dried my hands well enough after washing. Any moisture on your fingers can dilute the sample, if you are using alcohol wipes make sure all the alcohol has evaporated before taking the sample.
Here's a list of frequently asked questions for your meter, it may help
That’s really helpful, thank you very much for the link. I’ve been using hand wash before testing, is that ok or could it affect results? I think my hands have been dry but I’ll make absolutely sure from now on - thank you!
I use a Sinocare and it seems to be as good as any. It gives a 'Lo' reading if you don't get enough blood into the test area of the strip. Make sure you have a big enough drop of blood and dip the end of the strip into it - I visualise the strip as two layers sandwiched together and the blood has to fill the gap between them. Sometimes even if it looks like the well has filled up it doesn't quite and so the meter reads 'Lo'.
It doesn't need a huge flood of the red stuff, but it does need to be a proper drop (as they almost certainly don't say in Devon)
Hi! I borrowed a meter to start with, the Sinocare Accu 2 it aided me to get down from 91 to 43. Then I asked the surgery if I could have one, as I found it helped an awful lot. They agreed because of my second test result & got given a Nexus Mini Ultra. I ran them side by side for a week or so, to see what was what & found the Sinocare was sometimes the same or at least within .5 but higher, only once or twice lower. It's the one I would have got had my surgery not been so good.
Good luck in your journey.
ETA Make sure you don't have soap residue on your fingers too, as that can give you a high shock.
That is super helpful, thank you!! I’ve been aware that I was struggling to get a lot of blood but was assuming that because it did the test it must have been enough! I’ll look into how to get more blood from the lancet - thank you so much!!
Dial the number up on the lancet. Make sure your hands are warm. Do a bit of moving around to get your pulse rate up a bit.
And it hurts a lot less if you aim for the side of your finger lower down, towards the bottom of the nail, rather than going for your finger tips - fewer nerve endings down there.
I used to get 'lo' when I first started using my Accucheck, because I was putting blood 'on' the strip. Once I realised you dip it like a straw into the little blood bubble, and it sucks it up from there, I was ok. I'm not saying that's your issue, but it might be worth trying a different sampling angle.
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