My meter readings do not match the laboratory's results. Is my meter accurate?
Comparing meter and laboratory results.
For many people blood glucose meter accuracy becomes a concern when they purchase a new meter and compare it with their old one, or go to the doctor to have a laboratory test. They may notice a seemingly large difference between the two test results. At first glance, you would expect all blood glucose meters and laboratory equipment to give the same result. After all, they're measuring the same thing; the amount of glucose in a specific blood sample. But meters and lab equipment may be calibrated, or set, to measure blood glucose in different ways and will give different results.
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