mis-matched ?

[evert]

Hi .I'm new here.This is my first question.I have a one touch ultra.When on it display momentary mmol/L and mg/dl.
Then mg/dl disappear.According to my instruction book,mmol/L
is used in The Netherlands and mg/dl in other part of the world.
My teststrips show only 109-145mg/dl.
According to the drugstore,the range on the teststrip is divided by 18 and indicated in mmol/L.
Is this true ?
It is impossible to access menu in my one touch ultra and
choose between mmol/L and mg/dl.
Thanks.

[davef]

Evert,

Welcome to the forums, you might like to introduce yourself in the Introductions section.

Generally in Europe we do use mmol/L and it would be normal for your meter to be set to use mmol/L. Your drugstore is correct that to convert from mmol/L to mg/dl you would multiply by 18 and to convert from mg/dl to mmol/L you would divide by 18.

However your meter should do all the conversion for you and just display the results in mmol/L. I have a different meter, but on the test strips it also mentions 103-142mg/dL, below that it shows the range 5.7-7.9 mmol/L.

Is you meter working and giving you results?

[xMenace]

Welcome.

I think you have an American monitor. They are the only country I know that still uses mg/dl.

I cannot change my Ultra 2, and the manual only shows mmol/l.

Where did you get this meter? Can you exchange it?

Yes, you can divide by 18.

[morrisma]

Welcome to the club!

The calculation factor of 18 is indeed correct.

Every meter I've owned has had an option to change between units. Try to access the user manual online & follow the instructions. Good luck.

[xMenace]

However your meter should do all the conversion for you and just display the results in mmol/L. I have a different meter, but on the test strips it also mentions 103-142mg/dL, below that it shows the range 5.7-7.9 mmol/L.


So Evert, you have not used them yet? If not, they should work fine. If not, then take the meter back.

[xMenace]

Every meter I've owned has had an option to change between units. Try to access the user manual online & follow the instructions. Good luck.

My Ultra 2 has a warning on page 8 that it cannot be changed. If wrong, phone the helpdesk ;)

[morrisma]

My Ultra 2 has a warning on page 8 that it cannot be changed. If wrong, phone the helpdesk ;)

John,
You learn something everyday. You'd think that with something that simple, it'd be in all of them. Why have 2 distribution channels and all the problems that entails? Ah, marketing may have had a hand...:D
BTW, what happened to the minicity? Your link doesn't work anymore. :eek:
Mike

[evert]

My instruction book is Dutch/Danish.According to manual the result is displayed in mmol/L. I can live with that.
My question was ,can you use strips showing mg with one touch ultra that show result in mmol/L.
Manufacturer's site does not deal with conversion,does not say
how to toggle between mmol/L and mg/L.
I already used it.If my meter convert the teststrip range mg/l
it is fine.
Thanks for all inputs.

[fgummett]

Hi Evert, welcome!

You might also try your pharmacist. They ought to be able to help you get started with the meter.

~ Frank