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5:09 pm
November 17, 2009
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rucyrius
Toe Torture (status changes after 50 posts)
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i purchased a UA meter as a few of you here mentioned and interestingly i got a read of 6.3.. which is considerably less then my last diagnostics reading of 10.3 about a month ago.. now i had not fasted because i just got it and tested right away and the directions say it should be taken on a fast… but wow is it possible i dropped 4 points…? going for MRI tonite…
john
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5:38 am
November 18, 2009
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nokka
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I purchased the uric acid meter, also and saw some quite hefty swings in readings also. The company told me that the reading should be within 5% of the correct figure, but who knows for sure whether that is right.
Sometimes I wonder whether I am getting enough blood in the test strip, or too little. With such tiny amounts of blood being tested, is it open to large variation ? I'm no expert, so remain unsure.
We have to assume that the official blood tests are more accurate. Surely they give a better indication of where our UA levels are, right ? Well, after some thought, I'm not even sure whether they can give us that much help either. We know that UA levels fluctuate during the day, so at which point in the cycle are we testing the blood ? When its high and rising, or when its low and falling ? Recently when testing I had a 5.7mg/dl, but within a few days I had a 8.6mg/dl score. If they had been 'official' blood tests the Doc's opinion about where I am could have varied quite a lot.
Am I right with all this ? Seems to me that the blood test is akin to trying to guage someones height while they bounce up an down on a trampoline. 'You're 5 feet 3, no….you're 7 foot 4'
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6:57 am
November 18, 2009
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trev
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Nokka- I've tried to check daily variations, but there's not much about online- apart from a study in pheasants -that I didn't dare divert to !
However, the search did provide data for age and yearly variations that I've posted in the Uric Acid section here.
http://www.gout-pal.com/gout-p…..age/#p3593
http://www.gout-pal.com/gout-p…..rds/#p3592
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10:11 am
November 18, 2009
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zip2play
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Seems to me that the blood test is akin to trying to guage someones height while they bounce up an down on a trampoline. 'You're 5 feet 3, no….you're 7 foot 4'
I can't say that I disagree with any of this. That's why I didn't spring for a couple hundred bucks for a tester and strips.
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8:18 pm
November 18, 2009
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Utubelite
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My experience with the UA meter is totally different. I have never seen any out of expected range reading or large fluctuations. My readings are all 3.3 to 4.3( except one 4.7). I tested UA level only once last week and this week( earlier I was measuring a lot) and got again consistent values – 3.7 and 3.8.
I also checked the readings of UA meter with lab readings and they were all consistent….Even the one reading of 4.7 with UA meter, I got Lab test done within an hour and the value was 4.8 at lab.
Other times, the readings were 4.3, 3.9 and 4.2 with UA meter and the lab readings wer 4.4, 4.1 and 4.3….So, can't complaint.
I make sure that the blood drop just covers the slot, no ovelflow or no half covered slot on the strip.
I feel it is reasonably accurate so far.
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8:55 pm
November 18, 2009
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rucyrius
Toe Torture (status changes after 50 posts)
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i hope it is accurate .. if my number is down to 6.3 .. that would be great.. the last time i had a lab reading it was 10.3…. i just wonder if i can still be having pain if my number is down to 6.3
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5:24 am
November 19, 2009
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GoutPal
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The machine is accurate.
Testing procedure can easily introduce variation. (I posted my Prick ‘n’ Go routine some time ago)
The uric acid test monitors, in my opinion, are OK in the right context, but you really should be relying on your doctor for health information.
Of course, many doctors do not understand how you can still get gout pain when your uric acid level is 6.3mg/dL.
I really need to get on with explaining this more clearly as I update GoutPal.com, but for now, start with Lower Uric Acid Levels and Allopurinol Medication.
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Unless replying to specific points in this topic, please start a new topic. See new topic link above, or gout forum guidelines.
Current gout status in my profile.
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8:10 am
November 19, 2009
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rucyrius
Toe Torture (status changes after 50 posts)
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i had another morning fasting read of 6.4 the next day after my first 6.3 reading when i got the monitor.
interestingly the next morning, my third day using the meter, my UA number jumped to 8.3… my diet was good although i did have one chicken sausage last night… from 6.3 to 8.3 overnight…. waiting for MRI results that my Rheumatologist called for.. although I dont know what that will tell her exactly… decided to stop taking diclofinac… which i had been taking a long time. cant get rid of moderate pain that keeps moving from foot to foot… maybe i'll try Aleve(naproxen) although it never worked as well as diclofinac for me… i do have some colchisine left over from one time a podiatrist had me taking till i “eliminated” the uric acid… as opposed to limited amounts daily… no doctor has ever prescribed it as a preventive with small daily dose…
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8:46 am
November 19, 2009
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zip2play
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John,
Your control is not good enough to avert attacks. Refresh my memory, what are you taking to control your SUA?
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4:30 pm
November 19, 2009
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rucyrius
Toe Torture (status changes after 50 posts)
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nothing… i'm awaiting a diagnosis.. my rheumy is hoping the MRI will tell what kind of arthritis i have.. although with such high UA numbers (as high as 10.3) i have to assume that its gout… but i havent had a big attack in a long time .. just these medium attacks.. never that big bulbous type.. i take diclofinac regularly now as well as the diclofinac cream topically
john
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9:08 pm
November 19, 2009
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Utubelite
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The SUA levels and gout attacks are really mis-leading at times. However, high SUA levels make people more vulnerable to gout than those who have lower levels like 4 or 5.
I had first attack of gout in 1999, took Allopurinol( no pain killers) for 3 months and then stopped it. For 10 years, my SUA levels were 8 to 8.2 but I did not get any Gout attack though I never did any diet control. That is against the typical gouty behaviour.
But as I said it makes people more vulnerable. I had a direct hit on the right toe, got a fracture and then the gout. I guess, someone with non gouty behaviour would not have got gout with toe injury.
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4:43 pm
November 20, 2009
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Utubelite
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The UA meter is near accurate. I compared it again with lab results. Yesterday, my reading at home with UA meter was 3.9 and then I got tested at the lab within an hour, it was 4.3 at lab. So, it seems the UA meter gives reasonably accurate results.
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