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Testing meter not working could it be cold weather?

lotuslight

lotuslight

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Location
Yorkshire
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi my Care Sens Duo has been playing up.
I put new batteries in other day and it’s only giving me occasional reads and sometimes error messages.
It is since it got colder , our flat is cold we don’t have heating on yet.

Do you think it could be that.

It gave me a scary reading today but must be from it being faulty
 
In your position I'd ring the manufacturer and ask.

Having said that,if I get an "off" reading, I retest (sometimes twice).
 
EllieM said:
In your position I'd ring the manufacturer and ask.

Having said that,if I get an "off" reading, I retest (sometimes twice).
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Thank you I did and I am back to my usual levels.
It read 1.9 this morning but I doubt I’d have got out of bed!
Now 12 which I know is high but working on that
 
lotuslight said:
Hi my Care Sens Duo has been playing up.
I put new batteries in other day and it’s only giving me occasional reads and sometimes error messages.
It is since it got colder , our flat is cold we don’t have heating on yet.

Do you think it could be that.

It gave me a scary reading today but must be from it being faulty
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It would have to be colder in your flat than it is outside for that to affect the batteries in your meter. Agree with @EllieM , ask the manufacturer. AFAIK, It's also possible you have a batch of faulty test strips if this behaviour coincides with using a new pack.
 
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