| Did you test on your fingertips or another part of your body? If you test fingertips then arm for instance, you will get different readings because the fingertips register changes in sugar levels faster (the reason you must test on your fingertips when feeling hypo).
I've not had a meter that had that kind of variance from test to test. If I did, I would go absolutely nuts. Meters have to be accurate to within 20% of lab values, but you want a meter that is consistent as well. Go to the monitoring board and look at the post where I gave the Consumer Reports ratings for meters. Consistency was one of the categories they tested, as was accuracy (compared to lab values). Surprisingly, ReliOn was close to the top, so it could be that you have a bad meter.
Did you wash your hands before the first test? Did you have lotion on your hands? Make sure to wash your hands before you test and not to apply lotions before testing. This will give you more accurate and consistent readings.
__________________ Jessi 24
Pre-D Sept. 2008 BS Range (45-280)
Diet and Exercise One Touch Ultra Smart named Alice (Thanks PaleFaceGirl!)
A1C: 5.7 |