On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:28:28 -0600, Guy <
[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:53:39 -0500, "oldal4865" <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>Bay Area Dave wrote in message ...
>>>did you ever make multiple back to back tests with the Advantage? how much deviation did you get?
>>>
>>>dave
>>>
>>
>> Superior reproducibility. A given Advantage would reproduce within 5 mg/dL on multiple tests
>> in the range 100 - 150 mg/dL. Two different Advantages would agree with each other within 10
>> mg/dL and the variation seemed to be mostly a function of strips-exposed-to-atmospheric-
>> moisture or not.
>>
>>You see posts which discuss the Manufacturers' "guarantees" that the meters are only good for 10%
>>or 15% or whatever. That's not been my experience with either the Advantage or the Ultra. Both of
>>them are closer to 5% or less.
>>
>>I haven't done any back to back stuff with the Relion.
>>
>> Regards
>> Old Al
>>
>Al, I have found several meter that exceed the published data. However I had a series of incidents
>where a tame acting meter suddenly would give me very high reading for a few hours. Then go back to
>good readings. I talked to the vendor and they expressed interest but no answer. For me, injecting
>insulin by the meter, it almost lead to excess insulin input. I still keep a second meter of a
>different make. and do a second test if things look odd.
>
>My preferred meter is the Ultra because of the design of the blood pickup area. But last week I had
>a bad reading probably caused be touching the pickup area, They do a poor job on packaging.
>Cheapppp.
>
>a second test on the Region was the correct reading as per later experience. All I can say is to
>use the meter you feel comfortable with. I suspect the bad reading had something to do with my body
>chemistry. Manufactures seem reluctant to go into that area. Guy.
I was asleep at the wheel and let the spell checker change Relion to Region.,