[cwathne]

Originally Posted by Ninja-Matic

I understand I will get a variation due to my uncontrolled status... but this much of a variation from the same prick on my finger?

This wasn't the only test i've done. I've used the same prick on 1 finger for 3 tests, different fingers for 3 tests, etc... all within a minute or two of one another with similar, inaccurate results - WILDLY inaccurate - my largest deviation was almost 90 between 2 tests O.o

It is scientifically impossible for my levels to fluctuate this much within a matter of seconds.

you also have to remember how small of a blood sample the meters use; there is not going to be exactly the same amount of sugar in each drop of your blood. Even if the meters were 100% accurate you would see differences in numbers.

When your blood sugar is in "normal" ranges 80-120 you will get readings within 5-10 points or less. The further your blood sugar is from the normal range the more variability there will be.

I use the ultra mini and find it to be very very accurate in the 50-150 range (lots of back to back tests when I calibrate my cgms using two tests); the higher your blood sugar levels go the more variation there will be