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What meter to get?

LynDoo

LynDoo

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
What meter should I get now that I have prediabetes? I would like to keep a check on my BG at home and see if I can reverse it back to normal like I did last year with diet mainly.
 
If you need to fund yourself, the SD Codefree is the most economical for buying strips.

If you want the best accuracy, Dr Bernstein recommends the Freedom Optium and Freedom Lite.
 
Yes, I have to fund this myself Indy51

I was thinking of SD Codefree or Accu-chek Avivi. Then a friend told me that he has the Accu-chek Aviva and wouldn't recommend it. This is all so confusing to me.
 
I like my Contour Next but strips can be expensive, so I would also definitely recommend the SD Codefree for the low cost of its test strips.

But you can also look on the UK Diabetes main site for their meter guide
and look at product reviews on Amazon, etc to get a feeling for good or bad points.

Robbity
 
LynDoo said:
Yes, I have to fund this myself Indy51

I was thinking of SD Codefree or Accu-chek Avivi. Then a friend told me that he has the Accu-chek Aviva and wouldn't recommend it. This is all so confusing to me.
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Now i have the Accu-chek Aviva and I am very happy with it. I have no other experience to compare it to however. Chemist-bought testing strips can be expensive but there are plenty on Ebay for £10-£15 per pot of 50 if you are self funding. I bought the meter from Asda on a £10 offer.
 
Thanks everyone for your replys. Just got myself a Accu-chek Aviva. I will use it before breakfast tomorrow for the first time.
 
I bought the Accu-check aviva as it was on offer and actually liked it alot, but missed that it doesn't come with software to load my results onto my pc. So then (as I was about to buy 50 srtips) instead I bought the Acu-Check Mobile (as it cost £2 more than 50 strips) and came with a drum of 50 tests. This way I get to try 2 meters (in less than a week) and its only cost me £2 more than I was about to spend...

What I've found is that the aviva seems much easier to use than the mobile and delivers the result much fast, not to mention that the aviva is smaller and lighter and comes with a carry case... I'll be testing the software for the Acc-Mobile out in a week or so's time.

But having a meter to at least help guide my blood test in the correct direction - invaluable!
 
I have the accu-chec aviva nano and it's quick and easy to use. I also get 2 new batteries every 3 months so haven't had to buy any yet. The strips are a little more expensive but I got 200 for £48.00 inc postage last time so not too expensive.
 
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