Which meter is best?

Kirsten, I use the One Touch Ultra, and like it very much. It doesn't take much blood, which is nice
on those chilly mornings when the blood just doesn't want to come out of my fingers. Also, it has a
5 second countdown.

Steph

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I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that

my

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Grandpa used. I don't think it's very reliable. I need to get a better

hold

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on my sugar levels. I have T2, diagnosed 9-11-00. Cost does not matter,

just

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wanted to see what all your suggestions are on the easiest meter to use. Thanks for any responses
Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton John

KatoKirk said:

I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that my Grandpa used. I don't
think it's very reliable. I need to get a better hold on my sugar levels. I have T2, diagnosed 9-11-
00. Cost does not matter, just wanted to see what all your suggestions are on the easiest meter to
use. Thanks for any responses Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton John

I use a OneTouch Ultra and love it. Small blood sample, 'sipper' strips, 5 second results. If you
want inputs for exercise, insulin and graphing abilities, then the OneTouch UltraSmart is the next
step up. Alternate site testing can be used with the Ultra, but I don't bother. I want the most
accurate reading at the time I'm testing.

I'm a T1 and test a minimum of 4 times a day.

Check out Rick Mendosa's website for meter reviews

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Vicki

Lifescan's Ultra. 5 seconds, accurate, small.

dave

KatoKirk said:

I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that my Grandpa used. I don't
think it's very reliable. I need to get a better hold on my sugar levels. I have T2, diagnosed 9-11-
00. Cost does not matter, just wanted to see what all your suggestions are on the easiest meter to
use. Thanks for any responses Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton John

I use a Relion, which is only sold through WalMart.

No rebates, no trade-ins, no hoops to jump through, no crazy games to make you think you're
getting a better deal than you really are. The meter itself costs $8.88, and the strips for it
cost about $42 for 100 -- about half what strips for most other meters cost.

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KatoKirk said:

I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that my Grandpa used. I don't
think it's very reliable. I need to get a better hold on my sugar levels. I have T2, diagnosed 9-11-
00. Cost does not matter, just wanted to see what all your suggestions are on the easiest meter to
use. Thanks for any responses Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton John

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(KatoKirk) said:

I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that my Grandpa used. I don't
think it's very reliable. I need to get a better hold on my sugar levels. I have T2, diagnosed 9-11-
00. Cost does not matter, just wanted to see what all your suggestions are on the easiest meter to
use. Thanks for any responses Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton John

I am very pleased with my accu-chek, it also came with a softclix pen (for lancets) which is very
easy and painless to use.

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try
to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

(KatoKirk) said:

I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that my Grandpa used. I don't
think it's very reliable. I need to get a better hold on my sugar levels. I have T2, diagnosed 9-11-
00. Cost does not matter, just wanted to see what all your suggestions are on the easiest meter to
use. Thanks for any responses Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton John

Call Roche at 1-800-858-8072 and request a Accu chek Advantage meter at no cost to you. Ask you
doctor, clinic, dietician, hospital, etc for a Free meter. Never, never pay for a meter. Goto
www.hocks.com and purchase 50 accu chek comfort curve sticks for $24.50. This is the cheapest way I
know of to get a name brand meter. Good luck.

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I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that

my

Quoted message said:

Grandpa used. I don't think it's very reliable. I need to get a better

hold

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on my sugar levels. I have T2, diagnosed 9-11-00. Cost does not matter,

just

Quoted message said:

wanted to see what all your suggestions are on the easiest meter to use. Thanks for any responses
Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton John

Your website below took me to argentina and was in a foriegn lanquage.

BJ in Texas said:

KatoKirk said:

I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that my Grandpa used. I don't
think it's very reliable. I need to get a better hold on my sugar levels. I have T2, diagnosed
9-11-00. Cost does not matter, just wanted to see what all your suggestions are on the easiest
meter to use. Thanks for any responses Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton John

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Mon said:

I use a Relion, which is only sold through WalMart.

No rebates, no trade-ins, no hoops to jump through, no crazy games to make you think you're
getting a better deal than you really are. The meter itself costs $8.88, and the strips for it
cost about $42 for 100 -- about half what strips for most other meters cost.

you'd be better off at www.hocks.com with either 300 strips of Active (@$119) or 300 strips of
FreeStyle (@$139)

the Accu-Chek Active is easier to use and takes less blood than the Reli-On

the FreeStyle is better than the Active and gets my vote/money

bill t1 since '57 (ex ReliOn user)

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I am very pleased with my accu-chek, it also came with a softclix pen (for lancets) which is very
easy and painless to use.

There seems to be a difference between the meters sold here and in the states. Ours meassure in the
units mmol. Apart from that the accu-chek advantage seems to be corresponding with the model I use,
(called accu-chek sensor)

Does anyone know why the meassure in different units? I have sort of figured out that 180 ?? is the
equivalent of 10 mmol. Is that tru. is the large 100-units number dividable by 18 to get the mmol?

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try
to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Hi_Therre said:

Call Roche ... and request a Accu chek Advantage meter at no cost to you. Ask you doctor, clinic,
dietician, hospital, etc for a Free meter. Never, never pay for a meter.

It's a strange game that most manufacturers of blood glucose meters play with us. Most meters
retail for something in the $80 range, but then they have all sorts of games you can play to
get one effectively for free. I've even seen a case where, in effect, you could get paid to
accept a meter.

So when you get an "$80" meter for free or nearly free, you think you're getting a very good deal.

The truth is, every manufacturer wants you to have their meter. I guess they don't want to be too
blatant about it, though. If you have their meter, you have to buy their strips. That's where they
make their profit.

I think that's why I have such a preference for the Relion meter. They don't play that game. They
sell you the meter for $8.88, with no crazy rebates, trade-ins, or other games, to make you think
you're getting an $80 product for much less than $80. The Relion is only slightly less
sophisticated than most other meters, so I bet that if most other meters were being sold straight,
without any of these crazy games, I bet none of them would cost more than $20.

And the strips for the Relion cost about half of what strips for most other meters cost.

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Jim Warren said this...

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Your website below took me to argentina and was in a foriegn lanquage.

BJ in Texas said:

KatoKirk said:

I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that my Grandpa used. I
don't think it's very reliable. I need to get a better hold on my sugar levels. I have T2,
diagnosed 9-11-00. Cost does not matter, just wanted to see what all your suggestions are on
the easiest meter to use. Thanks for any responses Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" -
Elton John

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www.mendosa.com

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Erika said:

Quoted message said:

I am very pleased with my accu-chek, it also came with a softclix pen (for lancets) which is very
easy and painless to use.

There seems to be a difference between the meters sold here and in the states. Ours meassure in the
units mmol. Apart from that the accu-chek advantage seems to be corresponding with the model I use,
(called accu-chek sensor)

Does anyone know why the meassure in different units? I have sort of figured out that 180 ?? is the
equivalent of 10 mmol. Is that tru. is the large 100-units number dividable by 18 to get the mmol?

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try
to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

Hi Erika

I may be wrong, but I think the US is the only country that uses that system. I have noticed some
German posters using the US figures, but that may have been for clarity. Eighteen is a close enough
multiplier for approximations from mmol.

Possibly the coincidence that the "normal reading" is 100 (5.5) has something to do with it.

Cheers Alan, T2, Oz dx May 2002, diet and exercise.
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Bob Blaylock said:

In article said:

Call Roche ... and request a Accu chek Advantage meter at no cost to you. Ask you doctor, clinic,
dietician, hospital, etc for a Free meter. Never, never pay for a meter.

It's a strange game that most manufacturers of blood glucose meters play with us. Most meters
retail for something in the $80 range, but then they have all sorts of games you can play to
get one effectively for free. I've even seen a case where, in effect, you could get paid to
accept a meter.

So when you get an "$80" meter for free or nearly free, you think you're getting a very
good deal.

The truth is, every manufacturer wants you to have their meter. I guess they don't want to be too
blatant about it, though. If you have their meter, you have to buy their strips. That's where
they make their profit.

I think that's why I have such a preference for the Relion meter. They don't play that game. They
sell you the meter for $8.88, with no crazy rebates, trade-ins, or other games, to make you think
you're getting an $80 product for much less than $80. The Relion is only slightly less
sophisticated than most other meters, so I bet that if most other meters were being sold
straight, without any of these crazy games, I bet none of them would cost more than $20.

And the strips for the Relion cost about half of what strips for most other meters cost.

I used the Relion for the first year I had this %^TYFW# disease. Last spring I started calling my
local area trying to get a OTU meter for Free. Nobody and I mean nobody had any OTU giveaways. One
place had a Accu chek Active freebie if I signed up for their diabetic classes. I did get a Elite XL
meter from the local hospital. The gal at the hospital said that she has never known any Lifescan
sales rep to leave any sample meters anywhere. We have two big clinics in town and neither give away
any meters. Go figure.

The companies are just trying to extract every ounce of profit out of you. Quite a disgusting
process sometimes. You would be amazed at the number of people who pay the ridiculous prices of
meters at walmart. They have no idea of calling Roche and get a freebie.

I know of several people who do not even test due to the extreme cost of this blanking disease. When
told to use Relion or call Roche and use www.hocks.com, they give you a dumb blank look like what
the hell are you talking about. Some people just do not listen.

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Jim Warren said:

Your website below took me to argentina and was in a foriegn lanquage.

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much better thanks Jim

Flying Rat said:

Jim Warren said this...

Quoted message said:

Your website below took me to argentina and was in a foriegn lanquage.

BJ in Texas said:

KatoKirk wrote:
> I am looking to buy a new blood sugar meter. I have a very old one that my Grandpa used. I
> don't think it's very reliable. I need to get a better hold on my sugar levels. I have T2,
> diagnosed 9-11-00. Cost does not matter, just wanted to see what all your suggestions are on
> the easiest meter to use. Thanks for any responses Kirsten TTC #1 "You'll be Blessed" - Elton
> John

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www.mendosa.com

Ratty

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 10:59:05 +1100, Alan <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I may be wrong, but I think the US is the only country that uses that system. I have noticed some
German posters using the US figures, but that may have been for clarity. Eighteen is a close enough
multiplier for approximations from mmol.

Possibly the coincidence that the "normal reading" is 100 (5.5) has something to do with it.

Cheers Alan, T2, Oz dx May 2002, diet and exercise.

Thanks 🙂

/Erika

The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try
to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.