Accidental changes in glucometer settings can cause some patients to misinterpret their blood glucose readings
July 2005
Accidental changes in glucometer settings can cause some patients to misinterpret their blood glucose readings.
Many glucometers allow users to set the units as mg/dL or mmol/L. We use mmol/L in Canada...many other countries use mg/dL.
Some LifeScan meters change when the date and time is set... or if the meter's dropped and loses power.
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