As I posted here, my meter seems to do a decent job comparing to labs: https://www.apoe4.info/forums/viewtopic ... =765#p6952 and it is pretty internally consistent. If I have high urine and/or serum ketones, I have blood sugar in the 60's or low 70's according to my meter. Of course, I can have sugar in that range and modest, but still ketotic ketones. My original generic meter was awful and the error range was very large. I remember the white paper on it. Basically the attitude was (from a diabetic perspective), if you have an 80, eat sugar, if you have 180, take insulin. If the meter discriminated between those two points, it was good enough. They had graphs to that effect in the paper. As noted in my link, Dr. Bernstein has tested meters and tells what he thinks is best. http://diabeteshealth.com/read/2013/09/ ... bernstein/
http://www.bottomlinepublications.com/c ... l-diabetesMISTAKE #4: Pricking your finger the wrong way. If you use a glucose meter, your doctor will probably tell you to wipe the site with alcohol before pricking it. I disagree.
First, it isn’t necessary to wipe your finger with alcohol—this dries out the skin and can lead to calluses, which makes it difficult to get a blood sample. Neither my patients nor I have ever developed an infection from not using alcohol.
However, you should wash your hands before drawing blood. This is especially true if you’ve been handling food or glucose tablets or applied hand cream—all of which can cause false high readings. Helpful: Rinse your finger with warm water to get the blood flowing, and prick the back of your finger between the joints—this area may produce more blood and cause less pain.
There is an email address to get his recommendation here http://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/ ... -been.html
Mine works well enough for my purposes. So I've not bothered to get the absolute best.
As to CIMT testing frequency, I'm not sure. Maybe at 4 months to see what has happened.