Switched Meters

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Ginny & Alex

Ginny & Alex

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I was using a TRUEtrack meter since I began home testing and it required 1.0 microliters of blood. I read where many of you use Walmart's ReliOn and later read where it only requires .3 microliters, so I switched yesterday. Is it normal to see an increase/decrease in his numbers (decrease in our case) because of the switch? In other words, it is likely the ReliOn simply reads lower than the TRUEtrack?
 
Ginny,

The Relion has a much better accuracy report from Consumer Reports than TrueTrak. So, a difference would not be unusual.

Go with the numbers from the new Relion meter. Make any changes in dose very slowly with the new numbers. I'd give the new meter a few days.

Hope this helps,

Claudia
 
I had taken my ReliOn meter with me to the last vet appointment and we tested it against the high cost pet meter she was using. The ReliOn was right on target with hers, within 3 or 4 points. After that I was fairly confident that the numbers from the ReliOn are pretty accurate.
 
You are unlikely to see two meters read the same.

The ReliOn reads lower than the Accuchek that I use and seems to read lower than many of the other human meters from what I have seen. Just go with the numbers of the new meter and start watching for the pattern to emerge with the ReliOn.
 
Just throwing this out there, but is it possible to get a reading from both and do a comparison? I understand this would involve more cost if you don't have any strips left for the truetrack, that's why I'm just throwing it out there! ;-) I use a Truetrack also. I've only not ever gotten enough blood when I first learned how to home test. Now all it takes is 1 stick! Maybe my girl is just a natural bleeder...........lol... :lol:
 
Instead of using Alex as the guinea pig, I used my hubby and myself. I read 18 points higher on the TRUEtrack and hubby about 12 points higher on TRUEtrack. But, as someone else said, I guess I should go with the new numbers and try not to think what it might be on TRUEtrack.
 
All glucose meters are supposed to have an accuracy of +20. So this means that one meter can be from 0 to 20 more than the actual glucose level and another meter 0 to 20 less than the actual glucose level and both meters are considered accurate.
 
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