Cherii,

I wash my hands - sometimes with soap, sometimes without - in warm water, dry them, prepare the lancing device, etc. Then I ***** my finger (normally left pointer finger on the side near the nail) and massage the spot to get a good-sized drop of blood up, and then let the test strip soak it up. Sometimes I use another finger on my left hand, if my pointer is looking a little sorry due to over-use... to much cleaning and washing and *****ing... !!

That is really bizarre you got such a different reading from each hand. How much time had passed between tests? Did you happen to drink something (other than water or tea without milk or sugar) in between testing?? How much time after the start of dinner did you test? If you have taken your time over dinner, it could just be that the lower reading was before your post-meal peak, and the higher reading was your peak. That is one problem with post-meal testing... not everyone eats meals quickly... so you could be testing two hours after the start of the meal, but have eaten the last of your dinner an hour beforehand.

Michelle