Shocked to hear DS BG was 310 I asked him to wash and re-test. After a lot of complaining he washed and re-tested.....guess what.....189! Geesh.
yup, we retest numbers over 300 at school because of this. ALso if bg is that high I want to see a second number becuse of meter variance.
We always do a wash & retest, even if I suspect it may be correct. I want to know for sure before I give a boatload of insulin!:cwds:
We have a terrible time with that problem, particularly after correcting a low. She'll have "Smartie Dust" all over her fingers. Quik Sticks are also really bad about spreading the dust all over her hands. I also make her wash her hands right before she goes to bed, so if I'm testing during the night, I know the number is accurate and I don't have to wake her up to make her go wash her hands.
