@HImom , interesting blog on the glucose monitors. Although the average variation between all the monitors was not high, the maximum variation was very high- something like 20 points between monitors. I think using the standard solution to check the accuracy is probably the best strategy, at least it will indicate if the particular set of test strips is reading high or low.
This is exactly my rationale for asking to have my husband tested for the antibodies now instead of waiting until he is technically diabetic. However I don’t know if the test is sensitive enough to detect the antibodies in someone who is pre-diabetic, and I don’t know when they would recommend to begin insulin treatment. It’s the sort of discussion I had hoped to have with his doctor. For now I’ve convinced him to do home testing of fasting glucose once a week. If the levels continue to rise I hope we can have a more productive appointment with his new doctor. If that fails it will be necessary to start the grievance process which should result in a consultation with an endocrinologist. Or we can just pay to see someone out of network for a second opinion. He thinks giving up his daily can of Coke has solved all of his problems, it’s going to take some convincing (and data) to make more significant changes.