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Glucometer
Glucometer is a diabetes-related agent which is a kind of nutritional or metabolic agent.
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A 33-year old asked:
How accurate is a glucometer?
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A 38-year old asked:
What to do if i'm looking for a strip-free glucometer?
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A 36-year old asked:
What do you advise if I'm looking for a strip-free glucometer?
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A 45-year old asked:
What to do while waiting for glucometer with test strip delivery?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the best glucometers with the least expensive blood strips?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Glucometer giving erratic readings. Will be 101 in one sample, then 81 in another, immediately after. Calibrated correctly too. Is this typical?
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A 40-year old male asked:
BG levels all over the place w/home glucometer. After waking I took 5 consecutive samples: 82, 105, 55, 93, & 90. Calibrated properly. What's up?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Why my glucometer gave me 2 very different reading this morning? First one 53, then I thought it was wrong so I took a second one and it was 94. How do I know which one is the one. Do I need a new glucometer AGAIN
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A 35-year old asked:
What is a normal reading on a glucometer for a diabetic?
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A 38-year old asked:
Diabetes -how high and how low should my glucometer readings be ?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is it possible for my glucometer to misinterpret my glucose readings?
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A 35-year old asked:
I recently bought a one touch glucometer from a chemist. How accurate are these glucometers?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can venous blood be used for glucometer?
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A 41-year old asked:
What's the most pain-free blood sugar glucometer?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is there a glucometer that does not require you to stick your finger?
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A 42-year old male asked:
I check my blood suger with glucometer during exercise in fasting reading i got 130 is it normal?
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A 58-year old male asked:
What are risks of sharing glucometer (transmission of disease) when pricking is done from different lancets. thanks?
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A 30-year old asked:
My blood sugar is 116 fasting & 160 pp through glucometer. Is this okay?
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A 35-year old female asked:
What the difference between HB1aC sugar and one that youd take on a daily basis from a glucometer - using finger prick?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Today my fasting glucose was 92 and half an hour later with still not eating anything it was 110 what's goin on? Battery low on glucometer
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A 40-year old male asked:
Is there any correlation between glucometer reading of blood sugar and vein blood ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I reused glucometer Lancet used on hiv patient a day before. Risk of hiv transmission?
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A 44-year old asked:
How often should I use glucometer? I don't want to risk effects of finger infections with baby on the way.
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A 34-year old female asked:
5hourgtttest 127 211 317 110 31. Was given prescription for glucometer and told to test/eat quick carb when low, said not diabetic. Good advice or seek 2nd op?
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A 43-year old asked:
Which company's blood pressure monitor & glucometer are best & most reliable?
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A 58-year old male asked:
M58, If metformin does not suit any one then what is next choice? A1c 5.8 but the glucometer is giving varied readings from 118 fasting to 245 p/meal
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A 48-year old asked:
Is it necessary to wipe the finger with an antiseptic pad before pricking it for a blood sample for a glucometer?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I am trying to diagnose a slow intermittent recurring csf leak.i have read that I can use a glucometer to get an idea if its csf is this right?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Why is serum glucose more accurate than finger tip glucose, when monitoring readings? How much faith can I put with a home glucometer?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I checked blood sugar at home on glucometer on 15 may 2021 and it was 111mg/dL after 2 h of breakfast. My random plasma blood sugar (from lab) was 78 in june 2020 and hba1c was 5.0%. Is 111 value shows i am inclined to diabetese as it was 78 before?
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