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Colourfull500

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Hi to all,

I cannot test my blood sugar as my true spirit meter keeps saying E 5 or E 3 it's right annoying even changed meters and batteries nothing works
Really annoying looks like I will be buying a new meter.
Which one is the Best and error free.

Colourfull500.
 
Colourfull500 said:
Which one is the Best and error free.
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Depends on what you can afford to pay for the test strips.

I like my Abbot Freedom Lite, it's reliable and I have had no problems with it. The software is great it produces good charts and log book from the meter data.
 
Hi @Colourfull500, There should be a booklet which tells you what the error codes mean in with the box the meter came in.
If you are Type 1 I believe your GP can prescribe a meter plus strips.
If your GP will not prescribe a meter and you think you can self-fund one, the following article gives a rating of those they tested.
Unfortunately most meters were US ones.
As the article explains all meters have an error rate, that is an accuracy which is
plus or minus a certain % of the reading. The meter industry has been told to lift their game and produce meter that have better than +/- 15% of the true reading. Best Wishes.
To help with seeing which meters are available in the UK, on the Home Page under Living with Diabetes. to the far left column is Blood Glucose meters. If you need the cheapest meter and strips look at SD Codefree, but I do not know its accuracy rating.
Find US article at doi:10.1177/1932296816672237
 
Colourfull500 said:
Hi to all,

I cannot test my blood sugar as my true spirit meter keeps saying E 5 or E 3 it's right annoying even changed meters and batteries nothing works
Really annoying looks like I will be buying a new meter.
Which one is the Best and error free.

Colourfull500.
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I had this with mine, you need to make sure enough blood is on the end of the testing strip, I kind of scoop the blood sample under and on the end of the strip and it works .
 
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