Blood Monitors Compared

[FractalFragger]

does anyone have any experience in using the care sens N at all this is the one i have and its my first its no coding and 5 second tests with check for miss reads if too little blood is given.

the lancet device has several penetration levels and is easy to use. the strips are in a tub but point at the end so can be fiddly to get blood on strip at times

[clarusblue]

I have the bayer contour. The calibration solution (or what I presume it is, a small bottle with red liquid that you put on a test strip every now and then) is out of date by a couple of months. Is this something the GP can prescribe?

[robert72]

clarusblue - If you call Bayer, they should send you some calibration fluid for free (they make their money on the test strips)

[clarusblue]

I've had the Bayer Contour USB since Saturday and so far I really like it. I had the normal Contour before.

The USB is small and easy to carry round in the pocket of a bag without the case. It auto-logs everything as well which I think is very useful.

[Type1Jim]

Hi,

I use the glucomenlx.

it measure blood glucose and ketones which is vital to be able to do so for Type 1's. There is a finger pricker too! They even give the meter free to those on insulin.

I would recommend this meter to anyone on insulin.

Thanks

[Sever]

i looked on ebay because money is tight has anyone used codefree or freestyle freedom light they seem to be the cheapest but get what you pay so i would like an opinon

[lucylocket61]

I have the SD Codefree and I have been using it for months now and it is fine

[catza]

I too use the SD codefree and have done so since diagnosis. I had a few issues with it recording a tad high and tried another make but, as none of the meters available to us are 100% accurate and I only wanted comparison levels to use as a basis for food choices, I decided why pay more than you have to for the strips unless you need to base your medication on the results.

[spots]

I've been using the contour usb 4 a couple of years now & i love it .

[Napolyon1]

I found a big difference between beyer contour & accucheck mobile at times they don't come close!

[Napolyon1]

Farmerfudge there is a blood monitor you can plug into an apple iPhone made by BG. Only problem with it, it's rather expensive. Boots sell them by the way.

[MYY]

I use the Breeze 2 from Bayer. I use to use the Glucocard 2 but no more of that.

10 strips in a disk 5 seconds results very user friendly.

Would recommend to anyone with diabetes.

to Bayer

[FergusCrawford]

Farmerfudge there is a blood monitor you can plug into an apple iPhone made by BG. Only problem with it, it's rather expensive. Boots sell them by the way.

Farmerfudge last logged on in 2009!

[Ronin]

I have an Accu Chek compact plus and it is really good, with everything contained neatly in one package. I was also given a Bayer Contour XT, and for free its good, but all the bits are separate, so it's a bit of a faff.

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