Thanks, Jer, for starting this thread!
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Originally Posted by fairyblood  There are some meters that run higher then others. For example Freestyle tends to run higher than some of the other meters on the market. I happen to like that because I like treating things aggressively and this helps me do that. |
Wow.. didn't know that. My one meter IS a FreeStyle Lite and it's high to my ReliOn Ultra.
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You can drive yourself batty worrying about whether you are 95 or 85. I personally am more then happy with either number.
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Yes -- I think that can be true. What gets weird and where I wish I had 'perfect accuracy' under 100 is when you're setting Basal dose which is a process I'm in now with Lantus. 85 or 95 makes a huge difference there.
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Originally Posted by fgummett It is not an exact science... there are way to many variables to consider, hence the need to take multiple data points over many weeks and months so that you can become comfortable with repeatable patterns, rather than jumping to conclusions after a few observations... |
I don't tend to jump to conclusions after a 'few' observations but I make determinations over weeks. If for weeks I've been averaging 89 but it's really 104 then my conclusions for my control regimen are off. That's the point... I think...
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I'd suggest sticking with one meter and carrying it with you.
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I think I may move to that system. It's easier to have one at work and one at home. Too bulky to carry around in my experience.
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Originally Posted by jps Though the claims are 20% inaccuracy, most are much closer than that. They widen the gap probably to protect themselves. |
This is my experience with numbers above 100 -- so I thought it was true universally.
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I have a One Touch II and I've measured several venous samples from different patients over various points against my Beckman Coulter DxC (heavy duty laboratory analyzer) and my particular meter was about 2% lower on average.
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Lucky dog -- having access to such a piece of equipment...
Well since you've already tested the OneTouch II - I may pick that one up. Does it have a port for USB transfer to computer?
