Does this happen to you....

[Hazel]

Even following washing my hands, when I test I can get up to 0.5 of a difference from the right hand to the left. Weird!

 

[Blythespirit]

I've only ever tested on my left hand but I have noticed a difference on different fingers. Not as much as .5 though, I don't think. I put it down to my meters error margin. Is it always higher on the same hand? XXXXX

 

[Hazel]

yes, the right hand is always higher

 

[Ellie Jones]

It's pretty normal to get this slight difference..

It's to do with blood flow to and from the heart..

 

[D_G]

sometimes i will get a reading of 5 on one hand....and 8 on the other!!! very annoying as i dont know which one to go with reguarding injecting my insulin 😡

 

[imtrying]

there will always be variations so try not to worry too much. so long as they are close, I'd say it's all good 🙂

 

[imtrying]

sometimes i will get a reading of 5 on one hand....and 8 on the other!!! very annoying as i dont know which one to go with reguarding injecting my insulin 😡

do you think it could be down to some sugar etc on one of your hands? or do you wash both before hand? That is quite a difference and I can see how that would make trying to inject a total nightmare!!

 

[novorapidboi26]

sometimes i will get a reading of 5 on one hand....and 8 on the other!!! very annoying as i dont know which one to go with reguarding injecting my insulin 😡

I would take another reading form the 5 hand in this situation and use that........

the easiest way to avoid all this is to test one hand and use that result, unless you have a logical reason for needing to retest..........

not an exact science unfortunately.........

 

[Caroline]

Might be barking up the wrong tree, but which is your dominant hand, the one you use most and do things like writinfg with? Not sure if it will make a difference or not but is a consideration.