7/5 Ann & Maggie AMPS 143; +4 106; +7 110; PMPS 99

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Maggie is in a good, playful mood. I did a +9 when we got up, and her ear was difficult to prick, even with warming. So I finally her ear gave me a big drop of blood, and I thought maybe a big drop affected the bg. But just now with her AMPS her bg read 143, so it's most likely correct. However, (now don't shoot me for doing this), I also was able to use the same drop with the Relion meter, and her bg was 87, a difference of 56 bg points, which is a big difference. Now the reason I used both meters is that after using up the Alpha Trak strips, I am going to switch to a human meter, as it's just getting too expensive. Also, the strips are difficult to get thru my Vet. I can get them thru Amazon.com, but with shipping they prove to be more expensive than thru the Vet. I'm not sure if I want to use this Relion or another meter, thus the reason for comparing two meters.

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Re: 7/5 Ann & Maggie AMPS 143

Nice AMPS for Maggie. WOW on the meter - what a variance. But I do hear ya on the strips, and the costs... Good luck with it all.
 
Re: 7/5 Ann & Maggie AMPS 143

Wow - that's too big of a difference between the 2 meters! Really makes me wonder what my One touch mini would read! But then again - there are certain batches of test strips I've gotten that seem to read a little higher (the ones with expiration dates of 6/2011 always read a little higher than any of the others, for example!).

I've had such trouble getting blood from Kasha's ears this weekend. Usually - it's no problem. Even in the winter, when her ears are all cold, I can just rub them with my fingers (she loves that!) and warm them up enough to get a decent drop. But, this morning again - I had to poke her several times...

Just now though, her ear was super warm from sleeping on it - so no trouble getting her +3 drop!
 
Re: 7/5 Ann & Maggie AMPS 143

Morning Ann & Maggie! Glad Maggie was playful this morning...hope you have a good day....

(my problem with using two different brands of meters is that you are always left with a big question. Which one is correct? So, if using two to compare would solve anything, I would probably be using three! LOL! There is meter variance even with two of the same brand~~SOOooo~~that is my problem with double-checking all the time. Not only is it a waste of strips, BUT you don't know more than you did before. You are put in a situation where you are spinning your wheels. Right?

I bought another Reli-On micro meter and compared the two during the past few days. Same brand = different readings. But they are not wildly different as was the original Contour that I had previously. I opted to use the Reli-on because it was giving me lower readings and than the Contour when Raja was going low, I wanted to err on the side of caution with <100 numbers.

So, instead of buying a new battery, I bought a new meter....just in case I needed a backup for whatever reason. But using two to compare never gave me an answer. It always gave me another question! :lol: And since I have too many of those to begin with, I decided to stop confusing my day. That's my opinion. My HUMBLE opinion! :lol:)

But, you are curious so you compare. That's fine if you do that. No one will shoot you... :lol:
 
Re: 7/5 Ann & Maggie AMPS 143

Tray's ears have been hard to get blood from too...weird. But you're getting excellent readings from Maggie, she's doing great!
 
Maggie is having a nice surf day. I will be taking a trip in about 10 days and will be gone six days and wonder what dose I should have her pet sitter give her. There is hardly any light on the first line with the dose I am now giving Mags. I should probably buy an auto feeder, too. I will be so worried about her the whole time but I have to make this trip.
 
Hi Ann, Maggie looks really good today. I don't have a comment on the meters except to pick one and stick with it. Sometimes the strips are weird. Sometimes I test my 2 meters on myself, just to see. I think every time I have done this the results were within the margin of error.
I think the dosing advisers might suggest that the pet sitter give a somewhat smaller dose when you are away, just to keep Maggie in safe numbers.
Stu will see Maggie at the party tonight.

Ella
 
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