I just got it today so I still need more data to be sure my one touch was just reading too high.
So far it has tested 10-12 points lower than my one touch! When you're talking about getting put on meds over being 3 points over 90 fasting this is such a game changer! I know glucometers have an "acceptable" amount of error but this seems like the meter was my problem.
I bought a Bayer Contour Next kit from Amazon for $30 including meter, lancet and 50 strips and had it overnighted for $4 from Prime. CONTOUR ® NEXT USB is an easy-to-use meter in a smart, sleek design. I had read some on this board about one touch being possibly inaccurate so I decided to buy another meter to double check. The meter also has an easy-to-read display and Second-Chance Sampling which allows you to apply more blood which may help prevent wasting test strips and may help to save money. Always wash your hands with soap and water and dry them well before and after testing or handling the meter, lancing device, or test strips. I did add exercise at night before bed which helped some but I still have been 88-92 fasting. The Contour Next EZ blood glucose monitor needs just a small sample size of blood and features settings which allows you to personalize in order to best fit your preferences. Allows you to reapply blood to the same test strip - which may help you. I tried snacking later, snacking earlier, more water, longer fasting, shorter fasting and not much of a change. My doctor is super conservative and want them below 90, she said if I couldn't get them in the 70s or 80s she would want to put me on meds.
It offers your patients simple and accurate test strips and. My numbers were usually not too high and I was diet controlled with that pregnancy 3 years ago.Īnyways, this pregnancy I was diagnosed again at 28 weeks and have been doing well with after meal numbers but my fasting numbers have been 88-93. Contour products are the preferred brands of test strips for the prescription drug programs. I have a one touch ultra mini from my first GD pregnancy and it always seemed to work fine at that time. CONTOURNEXT test strips deliver results that are unaffected by many common interfering substances occuring naturally in the blood (e.g. So this is a long story but I'm posting it in case it can help anyone else too.
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