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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catinahat" data-source="post: 2571514" data-attributes="member: 155453">Yes two meters will almost certainly give different results, in fact if you immediately repeat a test using the same meter and the same drop of blood its entirely possible to get two different results. All of the meters have to be manufactured to the same accuracy standard of plus/minus 15%, including the one your Dr uses Both of these results are well within the 15% margin of error, there is only a 0.5 mmol/l difference between the two. The meters really are not all that accurate, they just give us an idea of where our blood sugar isThe 6.7 result for example just tells you that your actual sugar level is anywhere between 6.0 to 7.5This doesn’t particularly mean that your meter is faulty, it just shows that for the last few days your levels have been slightly higher. Anything can affect our blood sugar levels, maybe you had a restless night or perhaps you have a cold brewing or are a little stressed over something. Food has the most impact on our blood sugar but almost everything we do or even think can cause our levels to change. Absolutely perfect, washing makes sure there is nothing on your fingers to give a false high, And drying ensures there is no moisture to dilute the blood sample and cause a false low.</blockquote>

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