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Accu-chek Fastclix,

bangkokdiabetic

bangkokdiabetic

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have a multiclix and they want me to change to Fastlix not a problem except I use ! needle multiple times when I contact Roche the makers they will not tell me if I can do the same with Fastslix if I choose to.

So I am asking here does anyone here have a Fastlix and can I use each Needle/Pricker more tan once.
 
I do. I've see the price of them at chemist. I'm frugal for NHS, like I would be if I was buying them.

PS. I have a few multiclix drums but I think out of date. (Opened tray too so I think must be contaminated so had to throw away.) I found them in garage off moving in 4yrs ago. I really annoyed me. I hate medical waste.
In my favour thou I kept codeine from last year being stopped and put on tramadol. Co-codemol too so I'm now using them again. Tramadol stopped working, in the winter, bad timing, me thinks, but I'm moving on as constipation will be counteracted by metformin side affects...hopefully.
 
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ickihun said:
I do. I've see the price of them at chemist. I'm frugal for NHS, like I would be if I was buying them.

PS. I have a few multiclix drums but I think out of date. (Opened tray too so I think must be contaminated so had to throw away.) I found them in garage off moving in 4yrs ago. I really annoyed me. I hate medical waste.
In my favour thou I kept codeine from last year being stopped and put on tramadol. Co-codemol too so I'm now using them again. Tramadol stopped working, in the winter, ad timing, me thinks, but I'm moving on as constipation will be counteracted by metformin side affects...hopefully.
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I don't know if worldwide but here in Thailand I am led to believe they will exchange you Multiclix for a fastclix free
 
I have used Fastclix since I started testing about April 2014. I bought a box of drums (each with 6 lancets in) making a total of 204 lancets. The box is still half full. Currently I am still alive with no infections in my fingers and no other pricking issues other than a few bruises here and there.
 
I've used them a few times without a problem. They do start to get a bit blunt after about 3 times though.
 
Nicksu said:
I've used them a few times without a problem. They do start to get a bit blunt after about 3 times though.
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I refresh mine more frequent when my fingers are looking a bit sorry for themselves. I rotate fingers so they get to heal for weeks without any interference.
Its worked well all these 16yrs.....now.
 
ickihun said:
I do. I've see the price of them at chemist. I'm frugal for NHS, like I would be if I was buying them.
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I think the price of a new Multiclix when I bought it early last was around $20.00 not a big price to pay.

ickihun said:
I have a few multiclix drums but I think out of date. (Opened tray too so I think must be contaminated so had to throw away.)
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I cannot see how they can get out of date.

I have several loose drums both multiclix and fastclix in the zip up bags my meters came in
 
Same as Bluetit - I got my fastclix and box of drums nearly four years ago, and while I decided to replace my original Fastclix as it became a bit wonky, I'm still using the original box of drums.

The manufacturers are not going to tell you anything that might - however remotely - cause any issues that they could possibly be sued over, but I've never had a problem with longer term/multiple use - I just change when they hurt or get blunt. But they are not a major expense anyway if compared with test strips.

Robbity
 
Tipetoo said:
I think the price of a new Multiclix when I bought it early last was around $20.00 not a big price to pay.


I cannot see how they can get out of date.

I have several loose drums both multiclix and fastclix in the zip up bags my meters came in
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The tray had an expiry date of 2015, if I remember correctly.
Looks like fastclix are cheaper than what multiclix were. I remember being in the £20 range when I once looked them up when told they were getting discontinued. e-bay had still a few for sale but lucky didn't have to buy any as my friendly practice nurse or drs receptionist looked them up and restarted my repeat on fastclix ones instead. I'm still using up the single lancets I needed inbetween. In my mum's house and in my spare meter kit incase my fastclix applicator gets broken and compatible with old spare applicator. (Until I received a spare accu-check mobile set without been asked from a request for new free batteries and paper diaries).
I've always preferred accu-chek as of their big screen and idiot proof. Ha ha
 
I use the same lancet about 10 times, only set the depth to 3. I'm constantly testing as I'm just curious where my levels are at
 
I couldn't afford strips/mobile cassettes and lancets if it wasn't for the nhs. If I could afford these expensive accessories for my meter I would buy them myself. In fact I probables will once I can afford it. I love those meters compared to many others.
I liked the look of verio but very inaccurate to how I was feeling and accu-chek is in keeping with my hba1c more than others I've tried.
Multiple lancets in a drum far more convenient for me. Some may still prefer using single lancet without applicator even. Less to carry and clean?
I couldn't think of trying to guess how much to prick especially having a hypo. Ouch!
 
ickihun said:
The tray had an expiry date of 2015, if I remember correctly.
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I just looked on the multiclix drum box of mine, and it says expiry 2019 12 in faint print. I have never noticed / looked before you mentioned it.

A box of 100 + 2 mulitclix lancets cost around $22,00 here.
 
sunnybouy77 said:
I use the same lancet about 10 times, only set the depth to 3. I'm constantly testing as I'm just curious where my levels are at
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I use mine on 1.5 as on 1 I have to squeeze finger more. Not sure if squeezing is damaging to capillaries but I've had no problems.
 
ickihun said:
I use mine on 1.5 as on 1 I have to squeeze finger more. Not sure if squeezing is damaging to capillaries but I've had no problems.
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Squeezing a lot ensures you get a lot of interstitial fluid mixed in with the blood. The interstitial fluid carries glucose (this is what the Libre measures) but runs about 15 minutes behind capillary blood. Not sure if this makes any difference but it may.
 
I very occasionally use the same needle in the drum,only if I can't be asked to change it.
Around £13 for 34 drums on flea bay not bad really.
 
ickihun said:
Multiple lancets in a drum far more convenient for me. Some may still prefer using single lancet without applicator even. Less to carry and clean?
I couldn't think of trying to guess how much to prick especially having a hypo. Ouch!
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Slightly off topic, but I've used some of the test strips that are compatible with the Libre reader, and both the glucose and the ketone strips are indivifdualllty packaged and I've found them quite difficult to extract, so i've often wondered how on earth someone with a hypo would cope....

Fastclix has been my saviour as i had a bit of a "thing" about needles, and never actually having to see one when it came to testing was a real saviour for me - though for a long time I still had to shut my eyes tight and "think of England" before I could actually put it anywhere near my finger... :eek:

Robbity
 
Robbity said:
Slightly off topic, but I've used some of the test strips that are compatible with the Libre reader, and both the glucose and the ketone strips are indivifdualllty packaged and I've found them quite difficult to extract, so i've often wondered how on earth someone with a hypo would cope....
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Off topic again .... I found exactly the same with the Freestyle Libre test strips. Try as I might I struggled to open the foil wrappings properly, and am sure I ended up bending the strips or at the very least contaminating them. I gave up on them completely. The Accu chek mobile cassettes are expensive but worth it for not needing to handle them at all.
 
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