tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post6324582733653259720..comments2023-03-30T07:17:46.668-05:00Comments on Jaxson's D-Tour: ATTN: DOC Opinions on Testing Test StripsDeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06006891861697098305noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-20996431929132132562011-02-23T13:42:41.230-06:002011-02-23T13:42:41.230-06:00We don't test either! Well..we do once in a gr...We don't test either! Well..we do once in a great while if something seems really off but mostly no! I don't want to waste strips!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578777299563079924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-56463327823874017542011-02-08T19:41:10.582-06:002011-02-08T19:41:10.582-06:00I used to do a control test when I was first diagn...I used to do a control test when I was first diagnosed, but I never check them anymore. If I feel like something is off with my reading, I will double check with another blood sugar test. I did end up replacing my meter because about a year ago it was giving me two very different readings within a short time. If the point difference is big enough, you can have the company replace it (in my case IValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032040751678678327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-22827498927481700622011-02-08T08:54:38.706-06:002011-02-08T08:54:38.706-06:00Hi I am Nicole and my daughter was diagnosed at th...Hi I am Nicole and my daughter was diagnosed at the age of 4 1/2 on June 24, 2010...so very close to your son's diagnosis date. I only test occasionally when her #'s seem really off, and it has always tested in the correct range. I double check with another test as well if either too high or low. My blog is www.vabeachduckfamily.blogspot.com. I look forward to reading your blog!NikDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339827779693006419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-55611303986652396342011-02-06T16:04:19.496-06:002011-02-06T16:04:19.496-06:00Hi Deanna! Thanks for visiting my blog!
I never ...Hi Deanna! Thanks for visiting my blog!<br /><br />I never test my strips. I was told to when we were in the hospital, but a year later we switched meters and I just fell out of the habit. I have had one batch of strips that when I inserted the first one the meter read "error". I called the company and they replaced the whole box.<br /><br />Hope this helps! I look forward to Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556301372427216486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-80304715104982138812011-02-05T00:39:53.828-06:002011-02-05T00:39:53.828-06:00Never.
Period.
With all the Error 5 Messages and...Never.<br /><br />Period.<br /><br />With all the Error 5 Messages and garbage...no way. I can't waste all this stuff.<br /><br />Like Penny, I double check if it seems like something isn't right. <br /><br />As a RN, I recognize the "quality control issues" -- remember having to test the hospital meters at least every 24 hours (sometimes more, depending on the facility) for Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704298016041843194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-66114679902886103492011-02-05T00:38:06.456-06:002011-02-05T00:38:06.456-06:00Thanks everyone. Your input has been helpful. I...Thanks everyone. Your input has been helpful. I'm going to hop over to Lorraine's to see what she says about meter accuracy too. For now I'm going to cut back on testing test strips and double check with my meters.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006891861697098305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-39476319661722285132011-02-04T20:03:26.136-06:002011-02-04T20:03:26.136-06:00Just call me a slacker :( I don't check them, ...Just call me a slacker :( I don't check them, but I wasn't told to either.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192247387107228743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-65248667517403353282011-02-04T11:44:13.168-06:002011-02-04T11:44:13.168-06:00Never, ever do we check the test strips. We do ma...Never, ever do we check the test strips. We do make sure they have the right code that matches what the meter has assigned, though. Shoot those darm things are too expensive and we haven't found wonky readings to warrent havin to test. Just my .02 cents! <br /><br />Oh . . . I am with Penny on the too high or too low readings. We just retest. 99% of the time the first reading was right Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826248976364694184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-62473700960310554432011-02-04T05:19:37.141-06:002011-02-04T05:19:37.141-06:00Nope, don't check the strips. Not at all. I do...Nope, don't check the strips. Not at all. I don't want to waste and what's the point? I just roll with what the meter says - if we get a reading over 250 then I double check with a 2nd reading. Likewise with a BGL under 50, I double check right then and there and then compare the two readings.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137611120689810820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254995876285062441.post-376736444434872522011-02-04T05:19:28.862-06:002011-02-04T05:19:28.862-06:00I think Lorraine from This Is Caleb has done some ...I think Lorraine from This Is Caleb has done some stuff on meter accuracy.<br /><br />On the solution for the quality assurance testing on the strips. I use it. When I had two vials of 25 strips each/box - I would only test the first strip for the entire 50. Now that 50 strips come in a vial I test each time we break into a new test strip vial. I have gone a couple of hundred or so, when Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895126112651188056noreply@blogger.com