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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 1352188" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>why should you apply this? They all use whole blood for testing but they should all now report the results with plasma calibration, It was relevant some years ago, when there was still a mix in the UK with some meters reporting whole blood values and others plasma. This is what I wrote in my blog at the time</p><p>"In the UK, the manufacturers have been changing over the years and now according to DUK they all use plasma except for for those made by of of the largest manufacturers Roche ie Accu chek meters. DUK says that ‘ Roche is in the process of adjusting their meters to give results as plasma values, which they hope will be completed before the end of 2009"</p><p> Accuchek were, as said the last to change, they didn't change the meter, they changed the strips.(as stated at the end of 2009)</p><p>I note though that one of the criteria in the report was that they provided 'plasma calibrated readings' so perhaps some of the newer meters from smaller manufacturers don't have this calibration.</p><p>If your meter is by chance whole blood calibrated then you shouldn't be subtracting 12% you should be adding it. The figures used for hypo when I was diagnosed(in France so in mg/dl)) were for a whole blood calibrated meter and were lower than what my doctor would use today </p><p> [ATTACH=full]21579[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 1352188, member: 12578"] why should you apply this? They all use whole blood for testing but they should all now report the results with plasma calibration, It was relevant some years ago, when there was still a mix in the UK with some meters reporting whole blood values and others plasma. This is what I wrote in my blog at the time "In the UK, the manufacturers have been changing over the years and now according to DUK they all use plasma except for for those made by of of the largest manufacturers Roche ie Accu chek meters. DUK says that ‘ Roche is in the process of adjusting their meters to give results as plasma values, which they hope will be completed before the end of 2009" Accuchek were, as said the last to change, they didn't change the meter, they changed the strips.(as stated at the end of 2009) I note though that one of the criteria in the report was that they provided 'plasma calibrated readings' so perhaps some of the newer meters from smaller manufacturers don't have this calibration. If your meter is by chance whole blood calibrated then you shouldn't be subtracting 12% you should be adding it. The figures used for hypo when I was diagnosed(in France so in mg/dl)) were for a whole blood calibrated meter and were lower than what my doctor would use today [ATTACH=full]21579[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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