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Glucometer

alphabeta

alphabeta

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
Hey,
What glucometer do you use and trust?
Mine is Accu Chek Performa all the way
 
I was using the TrueYou meter - this was cos it was the only one my doctor would prescribe strips for - I didn't like the meter at all, but I had no choice in the matter.
Now I've done the carb counting course they will prescribe scripts for the Aviva Expert and its so far seems good.
 
Rokaab said:
I was using the TrueYou meter - this was cos it was the only one my doctor would prescribe strips for - I didn't like the meter at all, but I had no choice in the matter.
Now I've done the carb counting course they will prescribe scripts for the Aviva Expert and its so far seems good.
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Well that is sad. What are the issues with that meter?
 
alphabeta said:
Well that is sad. What are the issues with that meter?
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Well, I seemed to get a lot of errors (on both the meters I had - I had one for my work bag and one for home and everything else), and the looking at your previous result was a faff.
 
alphabeta said:
What glucometer do you use and trust?
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I have both Accu-Chek Performa and a Abbot Freedo Lite.

I use the Abbot meter because the Windows software and USB connection cable for it is free, unlike the Accu-Check which is not.

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I’ve been a Freestyle Optium user for as long as I can remember.
Optium Xceed which I still use and more recently an Optium Neo.
 
Tipetoo said:
I have both Accu-Chek Performa and a Abbot Freedo Lite.

I use the Abbot meter because the Windows software and USB connection cable for it is free, unlike the Accu-Check which is not.

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I have both models of the Performa and I think it is one of the most reliable and trustworthy meters around
 
Been on the Accu chek Aviva strips since diagnosis. Used in Aviva and the one I use daily now Aviva Expert. I have used a few Freestyle Optium Neo glucose strips which were fairly close to the Accu chek tbh but I don't like them as they're individually wrapped.
 
OneDrop meter!
With it’s app it provides a running log of insulin, meds, walking distance, etc.
For the present you’re paying for an annual supply of test strips which costs a bit less than what I was paying for accu-check test strips under a doctor’s prescription.
 
I've have so many meters in my draw upstairs I'm thinking of opeing a "Shop of Curiosity's"

At the moment I'm on a Libra trial but also use Accu Check Mobile and a Braun Omintest 5 all are OK all do the job all say slightly different readings.
 
I have a codefree, accu check mobile, Tee2, caresens dual, gmate, glucoRX and a contour next usb but am using the code free for at the moment because I ran out of strips for the carsens dual.

But usually these days I use the caresens dual as it's blue tooth and I like the app that it uses and of course it will test ketones.
 
Mr_Pot said:
Pity, I would have bought one of those.
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The android app I use (Diabetes Journal) puts two zeros after the decimal point, but I think it is just to format the results so they are not all over the place.
 
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