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Massive difference in finger pricks, stressing me out

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No need to reply individually unless there is something particular someone has said that you want to address. We can all read the replies and get notifications when there is a new post to view on the thread, so please don't feel obliged to respond to each one.
We are just happy you have taken the comments in the constructive way they were intended and hopefully come to accept that these fluctuations are "normal" and you have to learn to roll with them a lot of the time. Look for patterns but don't let the anomalies get to you. Also, some people's bodies respond much more predictably than others, so it is easy to look at the results one person is getting and wonder what you are doing wrong that you can't achieve similarly great readings. I know that gets to me sometimes.
Some vehicles are easier to drive than others. If you have a dodgy clutch or a brake that binds you will never get as smooth a ride as someone with a good runner, but there is no guarantee that they will always have a smooth ride or that your clutch won't get fixed. Lots of factors can cause bumps in the road and some you can't miss but you will learn how to steer around the big potholes.
 
I do sometimes wonder if we start to reply to heavily on the wonderful kit we have, if we will lose the ability to detect hypos just because we are too busy looking at the display to check with our other senses, if that makes sense.
I've often thought that Rebrascora.

Like so many other things in life. Sat navs are a similar example, we come to completely rely on them and then lose our ability to read maps and plan ahead.
 
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