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Ppbs level
I did my ppbs test at home with OneTouch and I did it 3 mins before 2 hours and it came 190 but I again did it after 5 mins after 2 hours and it came 166 . Which one should I consider?? My fbs was 81
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Dr. Suhas Khaire
Endocrinologist
12 yrs exp
Pune
Hello don't worry as our sugar readings change as per time that is exceptable.. Also glucometer can give readings with 10 to 15 percent error than lab..
The readings provided are fine..!!
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Dr. Kakalee K Saha
Diabetologist
25 yrs exp
Mumbai
Glucometers give a trend are not for accurate report. For that we require to go to lab. But u can repeat the same for 2 days more and take an average. Glucometer readings are 5 to 10 percent different from lab reports. Reports also can change because of problems in taking the sample, oxidized strips etc
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Dr. Raghav Bhargava
Endocrinologist
8 yrs exp
Delhi
In this case the reason can be that you may not have cleaned and dried your hand properly, which finger you used. Which blood drop, did it have more plasma by mistake.
I would just take the average of the two. It’s a tad high. Need to control your diabetes.
Also one blood sugar level isn’t very important, the trend over a few days/ weeks is important.
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