MickyFinn
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Just wanted to ask opinions of those using expert meters. I’ve been T1 for just over two years and used a bog standard Nexus mini from the start. Always had good control, learnt to spot BG trends and adjust depending on circumstances such as exercise etc.
Last year my 10 year old nephew was diagnosed as T1, and was given an expert meter because of his age, which I can understand. Over the last few weeks. He has started to have quite high BG, often over 12 m/mol, but if the meter says it’s okay, the boy and his parents ignore it and never question it.
The other week, because they blindly followed the meters instructions, my nephew ended up in hospital with ketones because of a virus. I had spent the whole trying to convince them something was not quite right, but was ignored, because meter says everything was okay.
It’s happening rather often, and I’m wondering others have experienced thus with expert meters. Do the meters go wrong? I’m assuming expert meters don’t take into account exercise, or extraordinary circumstances. Do they flag up issues and suggest testing ketones etc?
I’m having some difficulty getting through to my brother that my nephew having BG of 12.4 and higher all day that never comes back into range is not acceptable because the meter says it is. Is it likely the meter has gone wrong, how reliable are they? I intend to try and get my brother to raise the issue with my nephew’s DN, with the intention of checking his insulin ratios etc.
Last year my 10 year old nephew was diagnosed as T1, and was given an expert meter because of his age, which I can understand. Over the last few weeks. He has started to have quite high BG, often over 12 m/mol, but if the meter says it’s okay, the boy and his parents ignore it and never question it.
The other week, because they blindly followed the meters instructions, my nephew ended up in hospital with ketones because of a virus. I had spent the whole trying to convince them something was not quite right, but was ignored, because meter says everything was okay.
It’s happening rather often, and I’m wondering others have experienced thus with expert meters. Do the meters go wrong? I’m assuming expert meters don’t take into account exercise, or extraordinary circumstances. Do they flag up issues and suggest testing ketones etc?
I’m having some difficulty getting through to my brother that my nephew having BG of 12.4 and higher all day that never comes back into range is not acceptable because the meter says it is. Is it likely the meter has gone wrong, how reliable are they? I intend to try and get my brother to raise the issue with my nephew’s DN, with the intention of checking his insulin ratios etc.
