Re: RC: Re: DIY blood glucose checks

[Roger Rittenhouse <roger@vmaxept.com>]

I have found my BAYER ELITE to be quite accurate compared to the
portable blood test units used by a number of vets at rides.
At the NC last year - I got a pre-race reading of 132  a bit high for
me to feel comfortable the machine said 127 ..

at the end I got 110 the machine said 105 ..
both readings on the human device were higher..
So with a high reading at the start - I sure did NOT add ANY extra
carb fuel as in high carb grain or cc until way later in the ride...

i fed only BP and rolled oats - hay - grass  until VC3 - did not take
a reading as I was too stressed  ... hehe

I have found a reading of 80 to equate to a tired horse or one who looks
like they hit the wall a bit ..
Anyway  - proper testing will provide you with relative  data .. which
is all I look for -- I still like to keep it level between 90 and 100.

more trivia ..??

Tuesday, September 04, 2001, 10:47:06 PM, you wrote:

SG> Just in the For What it's Worth category----if anyone is using a human
SG> glucometer to monitor equine blood glucose, the human kits tend to test a
SG> bit on the low side.  The manufacturers do that on purpose, as they'd rather
SG> be safe than sorry when it comes to monitoring human diabetics.  So if the
SG> test kit says the horse's blood glucose is 80, it's probably just a bit
SG> higher, maybe 90 (that's just a guess).

SG> Just a bit of trivia that might be useful. :-)