Recently I’ve just been given a Accu-check Pefrorma Nano meter by my GP Practice and test strips and lancets automatically added to my repeat prescriptions (50 test strips per 3 months) I’ve had type 2 for around 10 years. The letter requesting me to make an appointment to collect the meter and undergo some training on its use suggested that it was to help with control of blood sugar levels.
Call me a cynic but I got the distinct impression it was more to do with “legal back covering” and making me aware not to drive when undergoing a hypo, testing before and during driving on a long journey and making sure that a test is taken in the event of an accident.
I’ve been to the Accu-Chek UK site to try and find the “data transfer software” they mention in the instruction leaflet. Note: they just refer to software and not a product name nor do they give any information on how to obtain it. After 30 minutes on their site I find it may be called Accu-Chek 360. The web pages have downloads BUT only of the installation instructions and not the actual software. I have yet to find on how to obtain it. Problem 2 is that the meter communicates over an IR (Infra Red) link which requires a USB/IR adapter. Again, there are details of such an adapter on the Accu-Chek web site BUT it is a withdrawn product and hence unavailable. This, coupled with the broken “product training” web links detailed in the printed product pamphlets suggest that this meter is now unsupported. Other meters produced by Roche appear to have Bluetooth and/or wired USB connections for data transfer and still seem to be supported.
Has anyone managed to find the software download for Accu-Chek 360 and has obtained an IR adapter recently?
Call me a cynic but I got the distinct impression it was more to do with “legal back covering” and making me aware not to drive when undergoing a hypo, testing before and during driving on a long journey and making sure that a test is taken in the event of an accident.
I’ve been to the Accu-Chek UK site to try and find the “data transfer software” they mention in the instruction leaflet. Note: they just refer to software and not a product name nor do they give any information on how to obtain it. After 30 minutes on their site I find it may be called Accu-Chek 360. The web pages have downloads BUT only of the installation instructions and not the actual software. I have yet to find on how to obtain it. Problem 2 is that the meter communicates over an IR (Infra Red) link which requires a USB/IR adapter. Again, there are details of such an adapter on the Accu-Chek web site BUT it is a withdrawn product and hence unavailable. This, coupled with the broken “product training” web links detailed in the printed product pamphlets suggest that this meter is now unsupported. Other meters produced by Roche appear to have Bluetooth and/or wired USB connections for data transfer and still seem to be supported.
Has anyone managed to find the software download for Accu-Chek 360 and has obtained an IR adapter recently?