glucometer

  1. finsit

    Finger prick BG testing obsession, help please!

    Has anyone else got this obsession as well? I have been diagnosed in last Dec and have managed my BG very well thanks to the meter. Last 2 a1c tests within normal range too. My fasting are close to 5 and postprandial peaks are average 7 and i am not doing much experiments with foods either. In...
  2. K

    Approved Investigating diabetes-related distress based on the type of glucometer used

    Hi guys, fellow type one diabetic here. I'm currently a final year master's student studying Cyberpsychology. I am recruiting participants for my thesis. Background research: There is quite a substantial amount of research indicating that medical devices score quite poorly on usability, meaning...
  3. J

    Confused with glucometers

    I am diagnosed with T2 a week before. I first bought abbott freestyle optium and I was satisfied with it as I made my blood glucose levels under control (75-180).As the strips were expensive, I bought sd codefree and compared on both. Sd codefree always give higher readings (15-25 points more)...
  4. AmandaDi

    Which glucometer to choose

    Which glucometer do you use? What did you tried, but it failed? I found info that these three are good.
  5. L

    Non-diabetic getting high blood sugar after eating pasta

    hi, I'm a thin and active 19 year old girl who hasn't been feeling great, so I've been testing my blood sugar as diabetes type 2 runs in my family. I've noticed that for up to an hour and a half of eating bread and pasta, my blood sugar is as high as 180. It's always below 140 after 2ish hours...
  6. L

    Are these numbers normal?

    Hi, Im a 19 year old girl from the US who's been experiencing dizziness, so I got a meter and decided to begin testing my blood sugar as diabetes (type 2) is very common in my family. That said, I'm extremely active and an athlete who eats well. After eating chicken and broccoli with some sweet...
  7. H

    Conversion between units

    Hi there, Does anybody know of something which will allow me to "project" my HbA1c value into an "assumed" glucometer value? Just so that I can compare the values side-by-side? I'm looking for an Android app, ideally, but can also use something on a web page. I'm looking for something...
  8. A

    Is It Possible For Sugar Levels To Vary Over 100mg In Just 10 Minutes?

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum, and pretty much to everything blood sugar measuring related. Tonight at home we're in front with a very rare case and I would really appreciate your insight. My girlfriend is 34, she was just diagnosed with dysautonomia and inappropriate sinus tachycardia 8...
  9. M

    BGmeter hack // Smallest BG meter-kit

    Hi. I like to bring by BG meter everywhere, but most meter-kits are quite chunky, so you need a backpack for just a small meter pouch. I perrfer to have mine in my pockets. There are very small meters but whey all come with those huge containers for strips that takes up 4-5 times as much...
  10. Scottishgal991

    False readings?

    Hey everyone! Doctors recently gave me a new meter and I don't really trust it. it seems cheap and I'm convinced it is giving me false readings. Use to use accu check but been given a glucomen LX plus. Any one use this meter? Is it any good?
  11. gadgetmanjay

    Approved Final Year Project Help

    Hi, Im in my final year at university and going a project surrounding diabetic glucometers. Could you please fill in their anonymous survey? https://www.esurveycreator.com/s/sugarstrap1 Many Thanks