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[Rick U.]

As far as the rechargeable battery is concerned I find that charging once a month is more than enough (so far I've never let it run down) and I test at least ten times a day and most of the time I let it shut down by itself.

Thanks Arlene! (And BTW you get the award for testing 10x a day! Do you have a sensor? I tried the current Minimed sensor about 3 yrs ago but found it very uncomfortable to insert and wear. I'm anxiously awaiting the new one, which is supposed to be much more comfortable and last 6 days! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/Celebrate 2.gif) )

[Arlene S.]

Thanks Arlene! (And BTW you get the award for testing 10x a day! Do you have a sensor? I tried the current Minimed sensor about 3 yrs ago but found it very uncomfortable to insert and wear. I'm anxiously awaiting the new one, which is supposed to be much more comfortable and last 6 days! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/Celebrate 2.gif) )

Hi Rick,

I know people who test more than 10X a day. As for the sensor, I have been on it since 2006. I too hope the Enlite becomes available soon; however, I still have to finish up my expired sensors. I find that they often work better than the newer ones. The ones I have now last about six days. Some people wear them much longer.

[Tool]

My Contour meters are only off a few points when I test them at the lab...and my OneTouch meters are about 50 off. There was a time
when both brands where about the same but my HEMATOCRIT is low and the OneTouch is calibrated for 40%, some meters can compensate
I believe the Contour is one of them. My Hematocrit has been low as 18% and now it's 34.7.

Normal results vary, but in general are as follows: Hematocrit is the volume of red blood cells in a specific size sample of blood.
Male: 40.7 - 50.3%
Female: 36.1 - 44.3%

All glucose monitors are designed to measure the level of glucose in the blood, but, unfortunately, not all blood is the same. A major difference between blood samples is the percentage of red blood cells, or hematocrit. The average hematocrit for men is slightly higher than the average for women. Young children tend to have a lower hematocrit than adults. As people age, hematocrit values usually are lower.

Low hematocrit is a common side effect of many illnesses and of drug therapies like metformin. Reductions in kidney function that occur in diabetes can also cause lower hematocrit values.

Hematocrit is part of the calculation that all glucose monitors use for measuring glucose. Monitor companies pick a "most likely" hematocrit value for their monitor calculation. If your hematocrit differs significantly from the hematocrit value used by the manufacturer, your monitor test results will be affected. The larger the difference between the manufacturer's hematocrit value and your hematocrit value, the bigger the effect will be on your meter's accuracy. Small changes in hematocrit are not a problem, but as patients move into anemia, the effect on accuracy is larger. Some of the newer meters have hematocrit corrections built in.

This is valuable information to me. I'm new to this sight and am having a difficult time navigating a reply. I would like to take this information and send it to my Endo.

[Linda B]

This is valuable information to me. I'm new to this sight and am having a difficult time navigating a reply. I would like to take this information and send it to my Endo.

You can either email the link to the post to your endo (he doesn't have to be logged in to view it), or you can copy and paste it into whatever word processing software or notepad you use on your computer.
The link to John's post is:
http://www.insulinpumpforums.com//index.ph...ost&p=38878

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Linda B.