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To be acceptable at least 95 percent of the results have to be within plus or minus 15 mg/dl at blood glucose levels below 100 mg/dl and within plus or minus 15 percent at blood glucose levels greater than or equal to 100 mg/dl. Ten of the 12 meters that Dr. Freckmann and his team evaluated met the higher standard.
This means that if your laboratory result is 100 mg/dl, your meter result may be anywhere from 80 mg/dl to 120 mg/dl. While self-monitoring is important for daily decision-making and for detecting patterns, the most important lab test for evaluating long-term blood glucose control is the HbA1c test.