GluxoRX meter variation

[devil vinoth]

I am using a GluxoRx meter but getting +0.6 variation while using fasting mode vs general mode and also Post food mode vs general mode . Is this normal or should i always general mode ...? example fasting sugar - 5.6 while using fasting mode (AC) and when i use general mode ( differnt test strip) - 6.3

 

[trophywench]

Meters I've had have never had such 'modes' - rather you can mark the test results to reflect what they represent - Fasting, general, pre meal, post meal, before bed. So when you look at the test results you can see easily whether it was a test you happened to take at some random time or if it shows that for the past week (month, day ...) your fasting result was always in the teens or something that informs you if you need to give your attention to what's happening overnight or something.

It doesn't matter what description you allocate to a test, it will always reflect the BG in that drop of blood at the millisecond after you bodge the hole. Hence do 8 tests one immediately after the previous one using all 9 fingers, and they will be roughly similar, but not the same. The meters all have a tolerance of 10 to 15% either way so if the result says 5.0, it could actually be as high as 5.7 or as low as 4.3.

It's a guide - not precise.

 

[KARNAK]

Don`t worry about it, your figures are fine.

 

[Becka]

Firstly they are not modes but just tags to make it easier to reference previous readings. They do not do anything different in terms of the actual test performed.

For example you might want to compare today's fasting readings with those from a week ago, it will be easier to look through ones tagged as AC rather than having to remember what time you ate a week ago to find it based on the time.

As for the readings, they are within the normal margins of error for any meter. And your levels will be constantly changing as your blood is flowing, so one reading to the next will be slightly different.

It is better to treat your levels as being more general rather than to the fraction, so a 5.6 or 6.3 can both be considered as being "around 6".

Of course, a 5.6 could also be considered "around 5" if combined with a reading of 4.8. But that level of details is rarely important, you just need to have a general idea of whether you are too low, too high, or roughly whereabout in between. All you need is an impression of what your body is doing or how it is reacting, you cannot manage it to the fractions.

 

[devil vinoth]

Meters I've had have never had such 'modes' - rather you can mark the test results to reflect what they represent - Fasting, general, pre meal, post meal, before bed. So when you look at the test results you can see easily whether it was a test you happened to take at some random time or if it shows that for the past week (month, day ...) your fasting result was always in the teens or something that informs you if you need to give your attention to what's happening overnight or something.

It doesn't matter what description you allocate to a test, it will always reflect the BG in that drop of blood at the millisecond after you bodge the hole. Hence do 8 tests one immediately after the previous one using all 9 fingers, and they will be roughly similar, but not the same. The meters all have a tolerance of 10 to 15% either way so if the result says 5.0, it could actually be as high as 5.7 or as low as 4.3.

It's a guide - not precise.

Understood but what I can’t understand really is how come during the day the BG is ok and the PP sugar is fine and only during night it increases ? High reading on waking up ... ( 5.7-6.3avg) . And is this as harmful? As it is only during sleep ?

 

[Bruce Stephens]

Understood but what I can’t understand really is how come during the day the BG is ok and the PP sugar is fine and only during night it increases ? High reading on waking up ... ( 5.7-6.3avg) . And is this as harmful? As it is only during sleep ?

It's probably just during the early morning (there's an effect known as the dawn phenomenon). And 5.7-6.3 isn't particularly high so I doubt you need to worry about it.

 

[Sally71]

5.7-6.3 isn’t high, it's perfectly normal. I'd be well happy if my daughter could have numbers like that every single day.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

It might be helpful for you to see this table @devil vinoth which shows the acceptable variation under the new (more accurate) ISO guidance for results from exactly the same sample, at the same time, using 2 different test strips

 

[devil vinoth]

It might be helpful for you to see this table @devil vinoth which shows the acceptable variation under the new (more accurate) ISO guidance for results from exactly the same sample, at the same time, using 2 different test strips

Many thanks , just to be sure i applied for a contour next meter and got it for free , the variation is very minimal , now i have consistent readings of 5.6-5.7 in the mornings and also after meals . My BG after meals is around 6.1-7.0 - i hope this is trending in the right direction and my average is hovering btw 6.1 - 6.3
10000 steps a day
Cricket on weekends
diet pattern
around 52 % carbs , rest protein , fibre and fats

 

[devil vinoth]

5.7-6.3 isn’t high, it's perfectly normal. I'd be well happy if my daughter could have numbers like that every single day.

tks for the revert

 

[devil vinoth]

It's probably just during the early morning (there's an effect known as the dawn phenomenon). And 5.7-6.3 isn't particularly high so I doubt you need to worry about it.

tks for feedback

 

[devil vinoth]

Firstly they are not modes but just tags to make it easier to reference previous readings. They do not do anything different in terms of the actual test performed.

For example you might want to compare today's fasting readings with those from a week ago, it will be easier to look through ones tagged as AC rather than having to remember what time you ate a week ago to find it based on the time.

As for the readings, they are within the normal margins of error for any meter. And your levels will be constantly changing as your blood is flowing, so one reading to the next will be slightly different.

It is better to treat your levels as being more general rather than to the fraction, so a 5.6 or 6.3 can both be considered as being "around 6".

Of course, a 5.6 could also be considered "around 5" if combined with a reading of 4.8. But that level of details is rarely important, you just need to have a general idea of whether you are too low, too high, or roughly whereabout in between. All you need is an impression of what your body is doing or how it is reacting, you cannot manage it to the fractions.

understood very well now