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Suggestions For New Glucose Meter

What are you using now or are you starting from scratch?
 
It depends on what your are going for accuracy or economy.

I have a contour next one which though accurate has expensive test strips , I also have a Carsens Dual slightly less accurate but not quite so costly to run also has the benefit of being able to test Ketones with it and I just bought my daughter the Tee2+ also imo reasonably accurate and cheaper strips again.

Then of course there is the SD CodeFree very cheap to run but some find it has questionable accuracy and the same company now has brought out The GlucoNavii meter which though more expensive to buy is reputedly more accurate and the test strips are also as cheap as the CodeFree's to buy.
 
I used a Abbott Freestyle Lite for several years which I found to be very good. I wanted a bluetooth capable meter so got a Lifesmart meter, which is as accurate as the Freedom Lite is.

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I too have a Contour Next. which was good
Just got a replacement as my 5 year old gave up on the screen, sad.
Replacement is no way near as good, light weight and not nearly so robust.... disappointed.
Didn't know they can be replaced every 18 months free of charge....
 
If you are in the UK and self funding here’s some info on 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)
 
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