Glucose Meter - long read

mrsdhouse89

I bought a Walgreens brand meter before I got pregnant since I was pre diabetic and needed to make sure I was on the right track to getting my sugars down. My sugars bounced all over the place, and made it hard to tell what exactly I could eat and the amount I could so my sugars weren't crazy high. Well, the other day I decided to test different different fingers at the same time because my readings were coming in so different when I'd use a different finger to test after one meal to the next for the range they should be in based on what I was eating. I got a different reading each time which struck me as odd.

I asked the doctor to call me in a script for a new meter and strips to see if my meter was off. My new meter tonight was 100mg and my older meter was 125mg and this was after testing the same finger for both tests at the same time. This is a big difference for blood sugars, especially coming from the same finger poke. Two hours after eating my sugars should come in under 120mg so I thought I was messing up each time my sugars were coming in high and was starting to get clueless as to what I could truly eat that wouldn't make my sugars sky rocket.

Having this new meter is giving me the much needed hope that I've been on the right track for my little girl and makes me more optimistic for my July 2nd appt. with the high risk doctor.

Kind of a random post but felt so excited that I wanted to share with someone since my husband rolled over and fell asleep.

xlipservicex

I have a friend who took a glucose meter to her GD test (3 hr) she was convinced she failed based on the numbers it provided and it was off by more than 20 points on every one. She passed with flying colours.

alinic916

The monitors are not 100% accurate. As a nurse using them several times a day, they can be off. The only truly accurate way to get a glucose level Is a lab draw. They are accurate enough to be allowed to use in the hospital and base our patients insulin off of. It's not just you but don't expect your new machine to be 100% accurate either.

tpete12

There is an "error zone" so to speak. You can get a lab req from your doctor to get your meter checked. You just go to the lab and test when they draw your blood. As long as your numbers are similar to the labs, your meter is fine. You may also want to wash your hands before you test - if anything is on your fingers it can skew your results.

mrsdhouse89

I wash and sanitize, my sugars have been in the normal range all day with the new meter. It's about the only thing going right for me right now.

millereliz13

Depending on the monitor, some of them have a 20% tolerance. I have the one touch ultra which is pretty accurate.