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BG Meter
On 10/7/2010 11:04 PM, Tiger Lily wrote:
> On 10/7/2010 11:47 PM, Kate wrote: >> Ok, many of you have been a huge help to me. >> >> I am in the process of getting a meter, but would like to know, does >> this meter measure plasma or whole blood glucose? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Kate > > that depends  > > on which meter you buy, and even which country you live in > > when buying the meter, ask, and if they cannot tell you, find another > store! > > i use the LifeScan One-Touch Ultra 2 meter, i'm in Canada, and my meter > gives 'plasma calibrated results' > > essentially, 'plasma calibrated results' add 12% or 15% to your bg level > to mimic 'plasma results' > > obviously, no meter uses plasma only, so all meters showing plasma > results are 'calibrated' to do that > > post over on alt.support.diabetes as there are more folks over there > (can be a bit rowdy, but you'll get more replies) > > kate OK, thanks for the info. |
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