Sounds to me like your glucose meter is out of calibration. I'm pretty sure a well worn tech like you checked the strip calibration numbers before using them. There should have been a solution to test the calibration of the strips as well. If you have a friend with a glucometer, compare against that too. If everything checks out okay and your meter still gives high readings compared to the other meters, including your doctor's meter, worry not... just go get another one.

BTW it's HbA1C.

The conversion from mmol/l to mg/dl can be found here:

http://www.brist.plus.com/convert.htm in case someone here gives you the usual, "those numbers are way too low, etc"

For some really helpful tips that will help get you even lower, visit this very helpful webpage I tossed together:

http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type...

Your HbA1C should be under 6 (mine's 5.8 and the doc wants it even lower... imagine) and your fasting glucose should be 5 to 6.1. I seldom worry about the post prandial numbers as they tend to do as they will. I rarely go over 170 for long. Sounds like you're managing well, Pete.