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[Mister's Owner]

Has anyone else experienced the Relion micro meter giving them a 160 and then retesting and getting a 275?

 

[Lisa and Witn (GA)]

How long has your pack of strips been open? I have seen this happen with strips that have been open for several months, especially when they are near their expiration date.

 

[Mister's Owner]

How long has your pack of strips been open? I have seen this happen with strips that have been open for several months, especially when they are near their expiration date.

They've only been open 2 weeks and there almost gone

 

[Squalliesmom]

Battery, maybe? When mine started to go, my meter did all sorts of weird things!

 

[Tuxedo Mom]

Once you rule out the battery and bad strips you could try testing yourself a couple of times and seeing is you get proper readings. If we can poke our kitties, we can poke ourselves

 

[Squalliesmom]

Once you rule out the battery and bad strips you could try testing yourself a couple of times and seeing is you get proper readings. If we can poke our kitties, we can poke ourselves

Lol, I did that, it HURT!

 

[Karen & Lily]

Lol, I did that, it HURT!

I see you have switched to Lantus. I will be interested to see how it goes for your kitty. My Lily is currently on Prozinc and I have seen no real change in her glucose #s so I am talking to my vet this week about also changing to Lantus....

 

[Squalliesmom]

I see you have switched to Lantus. I will be interested to see how it goes for your kitty. My Lily is currently on Prozinc and I have seen no real change in her glucose #s so I am talking to my vet this week about also changing to Lantus....

I have never used Prozinc, so can't really speak to that. Squallie had been on Vetsulin ever since he was first diagnosed in 6/15, and he actually did very well on it (someone once said he was the poster-child for success with Vetsulin, and they may well have been right, lol). We had a couple of hiccups, like UTIs and food-related issues, but overall I can't complain.

But I think the Lantus will be a lot easier on his system in the long run, and maybe a little less stressful for Mom! I have to say, already I'm liking what I'm seeing. I just have to remember to use a different set of protocols than I was used to. Fingers and paws crossed!

If you are having issues with Prozinc I would definitely suggest giving Lantus a try!

 

[Karen & Lily]

Your Lantus #s are looking good Squallie!

 

[Mister's Owner]

? I never switched to Mantua ? Where did u guys see that?

Anyways last night thoughts strips and meter We're all over the place even with replacement battery so i ended up waiting from 852p to 1015p to give insulin and than went to Wal-Mart and bought a ReliOn Confirm. I'm starting the new meter this morning , but I've read the Confirm gives higher numbers. so how do I know I'm really safe if it reads 200 for shot?

Thanks Tina

 

[Squalliesmom]

I've read the Confirm gives higher numbers.

I was unaware of this. i have used my Relion Confirm ever since Squallie was diagnosed, and I've always had good luck with it, even around lower numbers.