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Bleys, I think you can accept a 10 – 15% difference in Bg level readings as ‘normal’. Another way to look at it is to ask yourself what difference would the plus-10 or minus-10 make in terms of treatment. In general the last digit in the measurement is not significant IMHO. Lucky you that can use the "2" setting. I used 5 and 6 (drops for OT profile strips). Recently I changed to the Bayer Glucometer Elite (needs less blood) and now use setting 3 or 4. I recognise these dark spots. I got them as soon as I changed to 4 or more pricks a day. Remedy? I don’t know. In my opinion there is NO such thing as an ‘ideal’ time after eating that one should test. Keep it somewhere between 1 and 2 hrs. And use readings only comparatively (compare your own readings with each other), don’t look for absolute standards. Regards, Ton Heuvelmans – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – On a OT Profile, if two tests are done within a minute of each other and the results are apart by 10 or so, should I just regard this as normal? Also, is the appearance of minute clots (dark spots) where I have pricked myself on my fingertips normal. I use the 2 setting on my SoftClix. The 1 setting sometimes fails to produce any blood at all. Also, what is the ideal time after eating that I should test. I know that I and 2 hours after the meal is kind of a standard, but is it an absolute standard? If a meal consisted of a salad with no added CHOs from croutons or fats from dressings etc., were consumed, when would the peak in bg occur, (1 hour, 2 hours, 30 minutes)???
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Also, is the appearance of minute clots (dark spots) where I have pricked myself on my fingertips normal. I use the 2 setting on my SoftClix. The 1 setting sometimes fails to produce any blood at all.
I’ve been noticing the wee teensy itty bitty clots in some places (but not others) where I pricked my fingers. But clotting is normal when blood is exposed to air, so I don’t worry about it. — spamsux, so delete it.
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Also, is the appearance of minute clots (dark spots) where I have pricked myself on my fingertips normal. I use the 2 setting on my SoftClix. The 1 setting sometimes fails to produce any blood at all.
I have those little spots, but the doctor told me that they’ll go away after the fingers get used to being pricked and have a little bit more skin there. Or something like that. Also, what is the ideal time after eating that I should test. I know that I and 2 hours after the meal is kind of a standard, but is it an absolute standard? If a meal consisted of a salad with no added CHOs from croutons or fats from dressings etc., were consumed, when would the peak in bg occur, (1 hour, 2 hours, 30 minutes)???
I dont know. I’m type I and I always poke before I eat. — — — -+Jennifer+- +-Refinnej-+ — — —
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-+Jennifer+- wrote (responding to Bleys Ahrens’ mention of little black spots from finger sticks) … I have those little spots, but the doctor told me that they’ll go away after the fingers get used to being pricked and have a little bit more skin there. Or something like that.
Nah, they don’t necessarily go away forever. I’ve been sticking my fingers for 5 years and I still get them (I can see five on my left hand right now). I use setting one these days on my pricker since I now need so little blood for the monitor. I usually take it as a sign I should use a different finger for a while or switch hands. — Nanuq of the North Remove grzl to send email: I’m only a grizzly before (decaf) coffee!
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On a OT Profile, if two tests are done within a minute of each other and the results are apart by 10 or so, should I just regard this as normal? FYI the first test (index finger pricked) produced a reading of 145. Immediately after that, I tested again, with blood from my thumb. The result was 136. Tested a third time (same thumb, different spot) and got 135.
145 to 136 is not so far. Probably within the margin of error of the meter. Would you vary your treatment based on 136 vs 145? 135 vs 136 is for all practical purposes as close to perfect as you can get. — Randy Leberknight
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Hello! Could someone please answer the following questions for me: Are diet sodas bad for the kidneys? What does it mean if, in a blood test, they found abnormal levels of ANA? Thanks! LisaD — ALAMO Internet – +1 (210) 561-9815/21 – San Antonio, Texas
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Lisa, ANA=antinuclear antibodies which may be present in those with autoimmune diseases such as Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and others (Corbett, 1992). I’m extrapolating (SP?), but maybe it’s related to diabetes as an autoimmune disease too.
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