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A member asked:
Diabetic. meter # reads 397 ketones alert, meter #2 is 343. taking insulin, wich should i use as accurate?
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Take average: Meters have accepted range of error which can be as high as 10 percent. This inaccuracy goes up at exteme numbers such as real low sugar or real high sugar.
Answered 2/21/2015
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