Relion Glucose Meter

[Bosco]

I just bought a glucose meter, the Relion Prime. I think I read somewhere in this forum that the reading should be divided by .65 to get the correct dog glucose level. Can anyone help me. Thanks

[sherryandfred]

Re: Relion Glucose Meter

I just bought a glucose meter, the Relion Prime. I think I read somewhere in this forum that the reading should be divided by .65 to get the correct dog glucose level. Can anyone help me. Thanks

yes it is..i have the same one and thats what i do as well..

[jebsmom]

Re: Relion Glucose Meter

That's also what I do. Craig is our meter expert, but my comparisons have been about the same. I also have an AlphaTrak, which is designed for dogs, but is much more expensive, especially the test strips. I only use it if the number on my Relion Prime is really low or really high. I have found that the Prime is most consistent with numbers between about 100-200.

Congratulations on your decision to test. It makes this so much easier.

[judy56]

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I just checked Tess's Bs and with the relion prime it was 328 and if you divide that by .65 it is 504. I cant believe that is correct. I usually use the alpha trak ii but the test strips are so expensive that i thought i would switch to something different. With the alpha it runs about 220 or below, what should i do. I cant believe th I s can be so different.

[jesse girl]

Re: Relion Glucose Meter

I just checked Tess's Bs and with the relion prime it was 328 and if you divide that by .65 it is 504. I cant believe that is correct. I usually use the alpha trak ii but the test strips are so expensive that i thought i would switch to something different. With the alpha it runs about 220 or below, what should i do. I cant believe th I s can be so different.

must be careful at the higher levels and using comparisons meters get a bit squirrelly at higher levels

i compared jesses human meter with the vets lab the human meter read 500 and the lab red 350 so it actually read lower it was not a relion meter

so you probably need to compare at those higher levels just to be sure .

if this is abnormally high from normal it may not be correct and actually read lower

[Riliey and Mo]

Judy56

Just bumping you up so a moderator can start a new thread for you

Calibrating your meter with the vets would be good.

How much does Tess weight?
Type of insulin
How much
What food is she eating?

Mo

[CraigM]

Re: Relion Glucose Meter

I'm currently dividing my Prime's reading by 0.7

Although the AlphaTrak test strips are expensive, I always have some handy to compare to the Prime (or other meter).

Craig

[CraigM]

Re: Relion Glucose Meter

I'm currently dividing my Prime's reading by 0.7

Although the AlphaTrak test strips are expensive, I always have some handy to compare to the Prime (or other meter).

Craig

Just used both meters on Annie:

Relion Prime = 69
AlphaTrak = 92

So, my 0.7 conversion was off by a little (69 ➗ .7 = 98), but close enough for me. I'm pretty sure if I had tested the same blood droplet again, the meter readings could have been a couple of points higher or lower.

Yes, these readings are a little lower than I like. Don't really like seeing numbers this low, prefer 120ish.

Craig

[judy56]

Re: Relion Glucose Meter

Tess weight is about 83 ibs, she is a choc lab, she is on purina om, novalin N 30 units bid