My vet said my ReliOn Confirm could be off from theirs
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Chris & China (GA)
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There's no direct comparison between human and pet meters, but at low numbers (which are the most important for safety) they run pretty close.
On a human meter, the "time to act" is when they drop below 50....on a pet meter, it's when they drop below 68
The biggest problem with the pet meter is the cost of the strips, not the meter itself....the strips are about $1 EACH.....not many of us can afford that!!
All our protocols were developed using human meters so we're very familiar with them. What a lot of vets don't consider is that the pet meters are really fairly new …..before someone developed a "pet" meter, the only thing people interested in home testing could use were human meters!!
On a human meter, the "time to act" is when they drop below 50....on a pet meter, it's when they drop below 68
The biggest problem with the pet meter is the cost of the strips, not the meter itself....the strips are about $1 EACH.....not many of us can afford that!!
All our protocols were developed using human meters so we're very familiar with them. What a lot of vets don't consider is that the pet meters are really fairly new …..before someone developed a "pet" meter, the only thing people interested in home testing could use were human meters!!
JanetNJ
Member Since 2016
your vet is charging you too much for the alpha pet meter.
A starter kit on amazon is $48
AlphaTRAK 2 Veterinary Blood Glucose Monitoring Meter Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079Y62RS6/?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20
The alpha strips are expensive at about a dollar each, HOWEVER you can use Freestyle Insulinx Strips and they only cost $30 for 100. I've found them to be very accurate in the alpha meter.
FreeStyle Insulinx Blood Glucose Test Strips https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IW8TSTQ/?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20
A starter kit on amazon is $48
AlphaTRAK 2 Veterinary Blood Glucose Monitoring Meter Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079Y62RS6/?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20
The alpha strips are expensive at about a dollar each, HOWEVER you can use Freestyle Insulinx Strips and they only cost $30 for 100. I've found them to be very accurate in the alpha meter.
FreeStyle Insulinx Blood Glucose Test Strips https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IW8TSTQ/?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20
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