Those meters will drive you crazy! I have three brands which have stayed relatively close to each other, but not in the same order. Contour is still the brand Marty considers most accurate, and more than one person has said it runs "high." I have noticed that often.. but not always. I have read the pinky finger runs lower. I have read to only use the middle and ring finger, as they are more consistent. Dr. Bernstein said to use all fingers, no difference, including left or right hand. He even recommended using the back of the fingers...yikes that hurt on me. So net down, pick one, stick with it. and don't try to game the system.
but rotate the needle location enough to avoid bruising. One more tip...don't let the strip hit the skin, so the blood drop should be big enough, and your eyesight good enough, to only dip into the blood drop. Enough contradictions for you?
The Contour is reasonably priced at Walmart On-Line (don't use their brand Relion) If you think you are going to use a lot of strips, I have been happy enough with the TrueMetrix and Metene...the complete kits on Amazon are almost the same price as 100 strips, and lower than Contour. Cheap enough that I will re-do readings that are off more than about 6 points. Post #119 shows the more usual range.
PS: I hit a new low weight since August...by .2 of a pound
Hey, its slow going now that I'm at a BMI of 24 something, but its exactly what Ted Naiman said in a new podcast with "Astrid"...when you are near normal weights, you are "insulin resistant" and it is harder to lose weight. Opposite of the folks who say it's hard to lose weight because overweight and insulin resistant.
Another new interview with Marty and the KetoGains guy, Luis Villasenor.
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