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The Pogo, It's not a stick but a glucose monitor

Richard Rodriguez

Richard Rodriguez

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Does anyone have any information on the Pogo glucose monitor?
I was thinking this would be a really good way to go but I haven't heard much of anything about it.
I just found out about it earlier today I guess it's been out for a few years but I haven't heard much hype about it.
I'm assuming it's not that good but I got to admit I really like the all-in-one unit. It holds a reloadable cartridge that is not only the lancet but also the test strip. So it's all contained in one unit about the size of a small cell phone. The best part to me is how quickly you can test your blood sugar level without having to have multiple pieces and the learning curve is almost zero.Screenshot_20240113_164325_Chrome.jpg
 
This forum is UK based and having just done a search in this I dont think its available here.
Usually we suggest meters where the strips are cheap, for example say £10 for the meter and £10 for 50 strips as you will burn through 10 or so strips a day to begin with.
The price of the Pogo in the US is not far off the price of a Libre cgm so you'd be paying for convenience. That's fine if your happy to do so but it's not cheap
 
I haven't used that particular one, but have used many different meters over the years, including a few of the ones that keep the strips inside in a cartridge or drum, and I found all of those gimicky and trouble prone. Also if the cartridge only holds a few strips, you end up having to carry spares and do changeovers anyway, counteracting any convenience gained.
One exception was the 'true-result twist', which was just a very small basic meter which clipped onto the cap of the pot of strips (which were also relatively cheap and widely stocked in the UK at the time). I quite liked that one, as it didn't have extra moving parts to fail and didn't limit you to some small number of strips, but did take up a bit less space in a jacket pocket.
 
If this is the size of a small phone, it is large in the glucometer world.
if you need a larger screen due to poor eyesight, that may be useful although there is a lot of that meter that is not screen compared to “traditional “ ones.
If the cartridges contain lancet and test strip, you will be changing lancet on every prick. Some people do this but many change theirs far less often - St Swithins Day or 29th February are common days mentioned. Therefore, you will be paying extra for unnecessary lancet changes.
Finally, you mention the learning curve - testing blood sugars is not complex. The hardest thing seems to be getting blood out of your finger which, if you have cold hands or use the wrong part of your finger pad will be just as hard with the Pogo.
To mr, it looks like an unnecessary gimmick.
 
MrsA2 said:
The price of the Pogo in the US is not far off the price of a Libre cgm so you'd be paying for convenience.
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If it is the same price or even close to a Libre, then you would have to have serious issues with the libre to use Pogo instead of a Libre or any cgm. Might make sense to use the pogo as an occasional confirmation finger-prick test, although it does look quite big to carry it around just in the off-chance that you might need it.
 
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