Long story short:
My frist OneTouch UltraMini was extremely inaccurate - variances of over 30 mg/dl from the same hand within 5 minutes - before breakfast.
My second OTUM has the same issues - this was taken this morning:
158
211
198
Now... testing again a few minutes ago:
256
238
The same time tested on my non-diabetic wife:
80
84
82
Just curious to see if anyone else has had any accuracy issues with OneTouch monitors?
Or am I just radioactive or something? lol
My numbers are high as I've just been diagnosed a week ago
and still waiting for my last round of bloodwork from my doc. So I technically haven't changed my diet much other than cutting out sweets, soda, and lowering my carbs. Almost no point into configuring a diet when i'm not sure if I'm type 1, 2 and what meds I will need to help me out.
Anyhow - the variances seem too high for me... here's my method:
Wash hands
configure devices (lance, meter)
prick
wipe first drop of blood off with a tissue
test second drop of blood
Not sure if this has anything to do with the OneTouch meters as they seem to begin testing the blood the MILLISECOND it hits the strip - even before it fills up all the way.
Any suggestions on meters?
Thanks for your responses, ahead of time.
- Ninja
