Hi, I currently use a accucheck compact+ .
The meter is ok because you drop a cylnder of 15 strips in and dont have to code each time.
I feel it is a good meter but the pouch to carry it in leaves a bit to be desired.
Of all the meters I have used I havent found one yet that lets you dispose of the used strips in a container within the pouch.
What are we supposed to do after each testing. Its not nice to leave the strips in a public place with them being contaminated with blood.
I place the used strips along with the used sharps in the empty drum that the test strips come in untill I can empty them into a sharps bin. The probelm with this is that I dont have a spare drum to insert into the machine when it runs out, as I use the gap in the pouch for the spare drum to have my disposing drum. Why cant the pouches have a little extra room in them to allow for safe hygenic disposal of used sharps/strips when you are out and about in the high street/ work/ clubs etc.
Perhaps someone can tell me if there is a meter out there that may cover this niggle. :|
Also I would like a meter that is back lit. plugs into a usb port to download data instead of having to request leads and Infra red scanners to upload data onto my computer.
Does anybody know of any such meters?
I have the exceed meter too, to check for Ketones but it would be nice to have more meters than just the Exceed that reads both Ketones & blood Glucose dont you think?
Yes I find it a pain having to have my thumbs looking like an old mans with all the holes inflicted by my varing pricking devices. Dont you wish you could have a pricking devise that instantly collected the blood as it enters your body and that was also as a testing strip on the meter (ALL IN ONE) then you wouldnt have to faff about placing a drop onto the strip and it would all be done instantainly.
Any budding inventors out there. Patent not at Patents office yet!