From:
Ann Haager
Date: 2009-02-28 15:15:33 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] FreeStyle Lite Meter - how accurate?
To: FBOG <fbog@yahoogroups.com>, Ferret Mailing List <ferret-l@LISTSERV.FERRETMAILINGLIST.ORG>, Ferret Health List <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
I plan to test the accuracy of our meter to our vet's meter this coming
Tuesday. But we went ahead and tested Lupi's glucose today and I was
hoping to get a general idea of how accurate the meter is going to be. I
know they're all a little different, but I just want to get an idea, an
estimate.
We used the control to make sure the meter was reading correctly for
humans, yes it was. We then tested ourselves and were both normal. We
made sure to use different lancets for each of us as well as a new one
for Lupi. We tested Lupi and the number was 65. I know this is a human
scale, but I wanted to know about how accurate it MIGHT be until we find
out more definitely on Tuesday.
Thanks so much.
Ann H
[Moderator's Note:
Human meters are fine for telling whether the ferret's
numbers are going up or down but do NOT give a
dependable reading.
There IS a meter that can be gotten for an actual
dependable reading: Alpha Trak
See:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL2823
and
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL8176 ]
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