? AlphaTrak Green vs Blue numbers

[drdrbrody]

Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, I searched the forum and couldn't find anything like it, but if there is please just let me know!

I know that the AT2 runs a little higher than the human meters, especially at the lower end of the range. The green/lime border (hypo) is 68 on AT vs 50 on human meters. But I was wondering if the blue/green border is different as well? On the SS they're both set at 100, but I've seen on here and around that "normal" (green) is actually higher than 100--like 120 or 150. The 100 level makes "normal" a spread of only like 30pts, which seems pretty narrow.

For those of us using the AT, should we consider <150 BG "green" for purposes of being in the "normal" range? Or is 100 still the right limit?

Thanks!!

 

[FurBabiesMama]

The normal range with AT2 is approximately 75 to 150. I believe that on a human meter it is approximately 50 to 120. (I think the number spread between the two types of meters is actually supposed to be greater at higher numbers rather than at lower.)

The color-coding on the spreadsheets is helpful in seeing patterns and such. The green is not exactly supposed to be the normal range. Now, I would say that green is probably the more ideal end of normal, regardless of meter type, but normal actually carries over into blue for both meter types. Don't over think it. The lime green number is important because 68/50 are considered the 'take action' numbers to avoid hypo.

 

[drdrbrody]

Oh! That's good to know! I thought the color coding was more directly correlated to something hahah. Always overthinking lol. Thank you!!

 

[MrWorfMen's Mom]

The colour coding on the spreadsheet was simply an arbitrary breakdown by 100 points differentiated by the colour. The only difference is the 50 human vs 68 AT2 warning points for action needed due to low BG. As mentioned, the idea is to be able to readily see patterns so there is no differentiation at the 100 mark. Both human and pet meter colours are the same from 100 points up.
In a well regulated cat using a pet meter, you are very likely to have some low blue readings mixed in with dark green just because of the difference in the reading scale. When using a human meter ideally you would have most if not all dark green readings.