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Blood Test Discussion
Please school me on Blood Glucose Meters'
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<blockquote data-quote="dnfuss" data-source="post: 99366" data-attributes="member: 15487"><p>Your meter is most likely reading extremely close to what a blood draw in a lab would indicate. Those ranges are the fasting levels of patients with <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/16422495.php" target="_blank">normal blood sugars</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is very likely that your HgbA1c understates (perhaps quite significantly) your actual average glucose values, for reasons described above. HgbA1c is often a useful tool, but at best only a general indicator of progress (or lack thereof) in controlling blood sugar. Most important is controlling post-prandial blood glucose levels, and after that fasting blood sugars.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>18 mg/dl is a highly significant variation, and the research cited was done by Genteel, which manufactures a pricey lancet device. I use the device, and it's a good one, but they have an economic interest in promoting it for alternate-site testing. Dr. Richard Bernstein still advises that the most accurate readings require testing the fingertips. But not the pads of the fingers, that hurts. <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/19774432.php" target="_blank">Testing the sides of the fingertips</a> is almost painless when done correctly. As do many others, I test at least four times a day, often more frequently, and have for years with no pain or other problems.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, it is referred to as reactive hypoglycemia. It often accompanies pre-diabetes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The two-hour level is typical of pre-diabetes. Many doctors would diagnose the fasting number as indicative of diabetes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dnfuss, post: 99366, member: 15487"] Your meter is most likely reading extremely close to what a blood draw in a lab would indicate. Those ranges are the fasting levels of patients with [URL="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/16422495.php"]normal blood sugars[/URL]. It is very likely that your HgbA1c understates (perhaps quite significantly) your actual average glucose values, for reasons described above. HgbA1c is often a useful tool, but at best only a general indicator of progress (or lack thereof) in controlling blood sugar. Most important is controlling post-prandial blood glucose levels, and after that fasting blood sugars. 18 mg/dl is a highly significant variation, and the research cited was done by Genteel, which manufactures a pricey lancet device. I use the device, and it's a good one, but they have an economic interest in promoting it for alternate-site testing. Dr. Richard Bernstein still advises that the most accurate readings require testing the fingertips. But not the pads of the fingers, that hurts. [URL="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/19774432.php"]Testing the sides of the fingertips[/URL] is almost painless when done correctly. As do many others, I test at least four times a day, often more frequently, and have for years with no pain or other problems. Yes, it is referred to as reactive hypoglycemia. It often accompanies pre-diabetes. The two-hour level is typical of pre-diabetes. Many doctors would diagnose the fasting number as indicative of diabetes. [/QUOTE]
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