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SD Codefree meter

You seem to be missing the point here:

Yes - free prescriptions BUT you have to have a doctor willing to write the flippin' prescription in the first place. And, where I live, they wont.
 
garythegob said:
EVERYONE who takes insulin or other medication to stabilize diabetes is entitled to free prescriptions, AND THAT INCLUDES TEST STRIPS http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-prescriptions.html read the link from the diabetes.co.UK website

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Gary, I think the problem is that GP's won't prescribe them, not that people are having to pay at the chemist. Once you have a prescription yes, they are free. But GPs aren't *obliged* to write prescriptions for test strips for type 2's (I'm lucky, mine does)


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When talking about the cost of strips - remember that only the lucky ones in the UK get them free (some don't of course) but the rest of us domiciled abroad and, I am certain that there are probably more than 1,000 of us, who have to PAY.

Codefree are one of very few UK suppliers who will ship overseas and this is why I am looking at your opinions (I know that their strips are cheaper) and I think I can put up with +1 mml error.
 
Squire Fulwood said:
I just looked up my post where I had tested it against a control solution and copied it.

"As promised, here are the scores on the doors for the SD Codefree meter. I tested it using Abbott control fluid since I know their concentration, have not found anyone selling control fluid for the Codefree and because their method of self testing the meter consists of a dummy strip which just makes the screen say OK.

0.05% fluid equates to 2.8mmol/L. Actual readings (3 of) were 3.2, 3.6, 3.5

0.3% fluid equates to 16.7mmol/L Actual readings (2 of) were 21.1, 21.1

My method of knocking 1 off the score still seems about right for the lower readings"
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Phew, thank you I wasn't going mad and the sugar beast was running amok (err by 1mmol/L)

Yes the really attractive bulk strip price from Home Health UK, makes this test business slightly less painful. I will buy a control solution with my next order and take it from there.
 
Gravity-Carb said:
Phew, thank you I wasn't going mad and the sugar beast was running amok (err by 1mmol/L)

Yes the really attractive bulk strip price from Home Health UK, makes this test business slightly less painful. I will buy a control solution with my next order and take it from there.
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Testing my SD Codefree against SD's own medium (5.0-7.8 mmol/L) & high level (9.4-13.3 mmol/L) Control Test Solutions gives results very close the centre of the range of both solutions. I intend to order control solution from another manufacturer as a sanity check on the results.
 
Sirmione said:
Testing my SD Codefree against SD's own medium (5.0-7.8 mmol/L) & high level (9.4-13.3 mmol/L) Control Test Solutions gives results very close the centre of the range of both solutions. I intend to order control solution from another manufacturer as a sanity check on the results.
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Good thinking. Let me know how you got on... I may have to do the same. I really like my Accu-check Aviva, but it was my first and well.... but the SD is the dirty cousin.
 
I'm also thinking of buying an SD Codefree in order to start monitoring the effects of certain foods.

However as I've never tested myself before, I'm unsure which option of meter to go for.

we are offering two meter types - One reading inmmol/L and the other reading in mg/dL.
Can anyone advise please?

I also have no idea about control solutions. Is this something else I have to buy?
 
Which units you use depends very much on where you live mmol/l is UK , mg/dl is USA.
Which of these units is used in other countries including those in the EU and Commonwealth seems to follow no particular pattern.
 
Has anyone noticed that the prices don't add up when buying strips?
50 = £6.49
250 = £34.95 (5 x £6.4.9 = £32 45)
500 = £69 90 (10 x £6.49 = £64 90)
 
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