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Quick question - lancet colours

LittleGreyCat

LittleGreyCat

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Diet drinks - the artificial sweeteners taste vile.
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I have two gauges of lancet with my Abbott Freestyle Freedom Lite; blue (thinner) and grey (a bit thicker).

My new Caresens Dual has green lancets.

Is there any consistency in colour coding, or is "pretty" the main driver?

Google has not been my friend.
 
My SD Codefree has blue ones, my Caresens Dual has green too.. no idea why.. sorry.. hate the lancing device that comes with the Caresens though.
 
bulkbiker said:
My SD Codefree has blue ones, my Caresens Dual has green too.. no idea why.. sorry.. hate the lancing device that comes with the Caresens though.
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I plan to stick (ouch) with my usual one if possible.

The new one looks very space age but the old one works for me.
 
LittleGreyCat said:
I have two gauges of lancet with my Abbott Freestyle Freedom Lite; blue (thinner) and grey (a bit thicker).
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The lancing device that came with my Freestyle Freedom Lite went into the garbage bin,

I prefer my Accu-Chek Multiclix as it has six lancets in the drum, instead of the single use twist the top of lancets.
 
Tipetoo said:
The lancing device that came with my Freestyle Freedom Lite went into the garbage bin,

I prefer my Accu-Chek Multiclix as it has six lancets in the drum, instead of the single use twist the top of lancets.
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Although some of us {cough} allegedly don't change the lancet after every test.
 
In my "supply" of lancets, there is also a pouch of multicoloured ones. I can't say I have ever been too concerned about the colour I use.
 
bulkbiker said:
I've

still got about 290 of the original 300 I bought 22 months ago... ahem..
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Ahem. Me too. Lol. Maybe not quite as many
I don't use a device. I just stick the lancet in by hand. When it hurts or I don't get blood I get a new one.

Mine are all 34? Gauge and 5 different colors but same gauge.
 
Kencox said:
Normally use accu check multiclix has broken hope they will replace it so am using true love Lancet they come mixed colours in the box think they are all the same

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I use accucheck mobile which comes with the multiclix device. When mine broke accucheck replaced it FOC. they just wanted the old one back (and sent a prepaid envelope for it)

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