Tara and Scully
Member Since 2014
Yesterday's condo:
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Shooting an 18/18 schedule over the weekend definitely drained the depot, and Scully's numbers have been a bit higher the last few cycles. No green at all last night, and that AMPS of 393 this morning was disappointing. I was pleasantly surprised, though, at the 107 reading at +8.75 today, so hopefully she hasn't lost too much momentum. Her numbers have been really great lately, and I hope we haven't taken a step backward. Time will tell.
We've switched glucometers from the One Touch to the Relion Prime. Way back when Scully was first diagnosed, the pharmacist at Walgreens talked my DH into the One Touch, saying that it is the most accurate. At the time, we had no idea how often we'd be testing. We were both a bit reluctant to switch (old habits are hard to break), but we're absolutely hemorrhaging money with the cost of test strips. $70 for 50 One Touch strips compared to $9 for 50 Relion strips. I've been using both the last several tests to see how far apart the readings are. It seems the lower her BG is, the closer the readings are, but when her BG is higher, the readings are farther apart. For example, tonight's PMPS was 204 on the One Touch and 168 on the Relion. I can't always get a big enough blood drop for both meters, either, so sometimes each meter tests a different drop. Tonight's PMPS was tested on the same drop. Anyway, we're going forward with the Relion.
Hope everyone has a great evening! Hugs and healing vines to the sugar kitties and their beans who need them!
Tara & Scully
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=125299
Shooting an 18/18 schedule over the weekend definitely drained the depot, and Scully's numbers have been a bit higher the last few cycles. No green at all last night, and that AMPS of 393 this morning was disappointing. I was pleasantly surprised, though, at the 107 reading at +8.75 today, so hopefully she hasn't lost too much momentum. Her numbers have been really great lately, and I hope we haven't taken a step backward. Time will tell.
We've switched glucometers from the One Touch to the Relion Prime. Way back when Scully was first diagnosed, the pharmacist at Walgreens talked my DH into the One Touch, saying that it is the most accurate. At the time, we had no idea how often we'd be testing. We were both a bit reluctant to switch (old habits are hard to break), but we're absolutely hemorrhaging money with the cost of test strips. $70 for 50 One Touch strips compared to $9 for 50 Relion strips. I've been using both the last several tests to see how far apart the readings are. It seems the lower her BG is, the closer the readings are, but when her BG is higher, the readings are farther apart. For example, tonight's PMPS was 204 on the One Touch and 168 on the Relion. I can't always get a big enough blood drop for both meters, either, so sometimes each meter tests a different drop. Tonight's PMPS was tested on the same drop. Anyway, we're going forward with the Relion.
Hope everyone has a great evening! Hugs and healing vines to the sugar kitties and their beans who need them!
Tara & Scully
