Diabetic Test Strips Found Faulty:
Glucose meter performance
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Read about some common factors that prevent your glucose meter from performing like it should. A must-read for diabetics.
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This is a very helpful page that talks about the different things that can affect the performance of your glucose meter. From test strips, to altitude, to user error there are many things that can make the readings inaccurate. This article offers tips to make sure that you are getting the most accurate readings.
This is very helpful information for anyone who uses a glucose meter. It includes cautions about using third-party test strips, the need to perform quality-control checks on their meters, and factors that can influence the way the meters perform.
Glad to read this thorough presentation of the factors that can make or break a person having normal hematocrit levels.
Great overview of factors that might affect the performance of your glucose meter. The information regarding quality control checking was fantastic, and I think it may be overlooked by patients because they aren't sure how to go about doing this.
The quality of your meter and test strips are not the only thing that can affect the accuracy of your test results. Things such as hematocrit, altitude, and third party test strips also can affect your test results. Read why these things and more can effect your test results.






