My wife was diagnosed with diabetes 3 months ago - which apparently was the cause of her having her small toe amputated and then spending a month in hospital. She is on all sorts of meds for the amputation and had a stent fitted for a heart/artery blockage but I try and look after her blood sugar levels via her diet (I do all the meals now and I am very hard on her carb intake, cheese, veggies and fruit etc - no Banana's, no pineapple etc etc) plus she has to take Januvia 50mg and Novanorm 2mg. She uses an ACCU-CHEK pricker and ACCU-CHEK aviva strips. Question: why do I get so many inconsistencies with her blood readings?? Today for example at 12:09 I got a 189 reading, less than 50 seconds later (with another needle and another strip), I got 128…….. I am lucky enough to not have a BS problem - even though we are both in out late 60's. I have also read Dr Berntein's book - to help me try and understand Diabetes and what she goes through - great book and he has had an amazing life…..!!!!! His diet recommendations are just the job.
So, apart from me wasting money on all the extra strips I am having to get…. Why is this odd reading happening - I check her reading x3 a day before a "meal' and one of them is ALWAYS "wrong'.... Anybody?
PS I have seen a lot of posts about accuracy and difference strips etc - but 50% seems rather excessive
Thanks for any help, David
So, apart from me wasting money on all the extra strips I am having to get…. Why is this odd reading happening - I check her reading x3 a day before a "meal' and one of them is ALWAYS "wrong'.... Anybody?
PS I have seen a lot of posts about accuracy and difference strips etc - but 50% seems rather excessive
Thanks for any help, David