2/12 Sid's glucometer off????

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Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)

Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)

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How do you know when the glucometer stops giving accurate readings? I know they are not perfect, but I'd like them within a reasonable range of accuracy, especially with a ketone prone cat like Sid. I typically use the relion micro but a couple weeks ago I bought a relion confirm to have for a back up just in case.

Sid has been reading pretty high today (his SS is UTD for earlier today). Not super high but in the 200s to 300s which is higher than I'd like. I gave him a small dose of R at 2:30 pm and then at 4:00 I gave him 1.25 U of the Prozinc (a slight increase). At +4 he is reading at 490? That seemed high so I pulled out the confirm and tried it and it reads 375 - still higher than I'd like but a little better. Then I tested myself and on the micro I am 189 and on the confirm I am 163. Why such a big difference in the reading for Sid where with me the glucometers are closer? Any ideas?

Lantus yesterday condo: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=63454
PZI condo (today)http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=63453
 
Hi Lydia,
The higher the numbers, the more allowable variance there can be (don't forget it can be 20% in either direction). How old is your Relion Micro? Maybe it is beyond it's usable life. Or maybe you need to change the battery. It might be that it is accurate some of the time and not so accurate at other times if the battery is beginning to go. I have a Relion Micro and a Confirm and when I test them against each other, they are always very close--within 10 points. (But keep in mind that Rusty's numbers are not high, and mine are not either, when I test the meters on myself.)

I hope Sid is feeling good today. More healing vines on the way,

Hugs,

Ella & Rusty
 
Hi Lydia - In agree with Ella. I don't sue the relions, but have tested Mannie with different ones, and sometimes we do get a 20% variance. It's not really that noticeable when dealing with the lower Numbers, but when they are high that 20% makes a huge difference.

I hope Sid is doing well today. Mannie and I send many healing vines...
 
Lydia, have you ran a control solution test on either of them recently? (make sure your control solution is not expired). Also if they are the kind that need coded, make sure your strips are coded right w/your meters, i have made this mistake myself once and now I am super OCD careful about the coding. The meter i use now doesn't need coding, but a lot of them do.

I'm so glad you and Sid are hanging in there.

Desi

Sid, if you get a chance please take a look at the pictures from the links in my condo today. I know how awful you feel and how weak and tired you are. I really do know, just look at how bad I felt! But I got better and yesterday my Mommie took some pictures of me healthy now and posted a link to them also so maybe if you look at my sick pictures and then my yesterday's pictures you can see even tho I was really really sick and felt so awful like you have been feeling I got better, & you can too. I so very much want you to get better Sid. ~ Love, Tawny
 
Hi, guys!!

Sid...we got the biggest, warmest smiles from your laser light video on FB...
LOVED IT!!

Keep on hanging in there little man...we're thrilled that you are feeling better :-D

celi & binks
 
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