Type 2 Glucose tester

[Griffomarkii]

Hi all,

I am a type 2 diabetic who has dropped from 4 tablets to 3 and now 2 a day.

I used to test my glucose regularly however as it was consistent I stopped.

The lockdown is making me feel like my sugar is a bit up and down so I want to get testing again. Can somebody recommended which is best. Ideally I would like to track my results on excel so a download feature would be good.

Thanks in advance

 

[xfieldok]

Personally I use the Tee2. @Rachox has some good info.

If you use the mysugr app to record your food and numbers, after you have entered enough data it will give you an estimated hba1c. There is an export feature. There is a free version and premium £2.99 per month. Not sure if the export is in both versions.

 

[bulkbiker]

Hi all,

I am a type 2 diabetic who has dropped from 4 tablets to 3 and now 2 a day.

I used to test my glucose regularly however as it was consistent I stopped.

The lockdown is making me feel like my sugar is a bit up and down so I want to get testing again. Can somebody recommended which is best. Ideally I would like to track my results on excel so a download feature would be good.

Thanks in advance

How many times a day do you think you'll be testing?
I just test when sitting at my computer so type it manually into my spreadsheet..

 

[Rachox]

Thanks for the tag @xfieldok , I’m not sure of the download capability of any of these @Griffomarkii as I just input my data in to the Mysugr App.

Here’s some info on UK meters, and to be clear I have no commercial connections with any of the companies mentioned.

Spirit Healthcare have a meter with cheap strips, the Tee2 + found here:

http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-plus-blood-glucose-meter/ with the strips found here:

http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-testing-strips/

Some members have got a free Tee2+ by phoning up to order, with a large order of strips they often throw the meter in for free:

Phone number 0800 8815423

With more expensive strips is their Caresens Dual which I currently use, this one has the advantage of glucose and ketone testing in one machine, it’s to be found here:

https://shop.spirit-health.co.uk/collections/caresens-dual



Home Health have recently bought out this one, but I haven’t heard any reviews yet, links to strips and the meter: (See also latest* from HH below regarding discounts for the Navii):

https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/glucose-navii-blood-glucose-test-strips-50-strip-pack/

https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/gluconavii-blood-sugar-meter-glucose-monitor-starter-kit/

*The latest news from Home Health states:

"We have a special promotion for switching Codefree customers to the GlucoNavii, whereby if you buy a meter with 2 or more packs of strips from the below link and add the discount code "dcuk" at checkout, we will subtract the price of the meter.

https://homehealth-uk.com/all-produ...ose-meter-test-strips-choose-mmol-l-or-mg-dl/

There are also discount codes for when you come to buy more strips - "navii5" and "navii10" will give you 20% off purchases of 5 packs of strips and 25% off 10 packs of strips respectively (these are printed on a business card supplied with the meter like with the Codefree).

Please note that the 20% discount off 5 packs of strips has already been applied to the meter plus 5 strips price if you buy from the above link.”


And to be totally transparent I used to use the SD Code Free from Home Health which has the cheapest strips available if bought in quantities of 5 or 10 pots with the codes below. However I found it to be becoming less and less reliable. Here it is for anyone wanting to give it a go, just bear in mind it seems they are replacing it with the Navii, details above.

http://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/blood-glucose-monitor/

and here for the extra strips

http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/sd-codefree-test-strips-to-be-used-only-with-the-sd-monitor/

There are discount codes if you buy in bulk.

5 packs 264086

10 packs 975833



Don’t forget to check the box if you have pre diabetes or diabetes so you can buy VAT free. (for all meters and strips)

 

[alanj]

Roche. Are doing mysugr pro free for a year at the moment if interested

 

[Walterpup]

High blood sugars first thing in morning

 

[Griffomarkii]

Thanks for the replies. I will look Into them.

Looking to test 4 times a day for 3 months to check I am still on top of it and look for any patterns. See how running etc changes my levels