A 33-year-old member asked:
Is there a device that doesn't have to be calibrated after a finger meter test?
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 50 years experience
Yes please reed?: 'no coding' systems. Older systems required 'coding' of the strips to the meter. This carried a risk of 'miscoding', which can lead to inaccurate results. Two approaches have resulted in systems that no longer require coding. Some systems are 'autocoded', where technology is used to code each strip to the meter. And some are manufactured to a 'single code', thereby avoiding the risk of miscoding.
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Dr. David Geffneranswered
Endocrinology 55 years experience
No: All continuous glucose monitors need to be calibrated.
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Last updated Oct 3, 2016
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