Free One Touch UltraMini or Ultra2 Meter

[Korban]

Maybe this is old news to the forum as I am relatively new but I just found this link if any are interested in a free BG Meter -

https://www.onetouchgold.com/simplestart/?source=DRTV

It says it takes 6 to 8 weeks to get it.

[Rose1942]

Thanks Korban. Actually my pharmacist just recommended the One Touch Gold today. I was talking to him because I am not happy with the meter that I have. He said that he could get me the meter free too (maybe the same deal through them?) but of course the strips will be up to me. He did say that he has found this one to be the least troublesome of all the meters he sells. Just posting this recommendation in case anyone is interested.

[eddiemcm]

Free meters are nice but it's the price of the test strips that really count.It's rare to find a meter that is better than the pack.I use Relion-it works fine and the test strips are cheap.I used to use the Therasense Freestyle meter-expensive strips.
No perceptable difference.
Eddie

[mimianvy]

Thank you for the link.

Mimi

[Korban]

I use the Relion (Walmart) too due to strip cost but I thought it might be beneficial to have another one to check a new box of strips. You can buy 25 packs for the Ultra which is probably what I would do.

Have a nice day,
/smile

[dancinbr]

Dr. B talks a bit about meters.

I need to go back and read.

I also have insurance and as you know that is a whole lot better than no insurance that so many of you deal with.

However, the insurance company "dictates" what meter is to be used based on their business deals; forget health or accuracy or whatever.

But I believe I have a pretty good meter the Accucheck-Aviva.

Ralph

[Rose1942]

I am beginning to realize that it might not be so much the meter itself but the strips that can cause trouble. I say this because I have had a Bayer Contour for a little over 2 months that seemed to be fine until I got the latest batch of strips, which read much higher than previous batches. So I went out and bought an inexpensive Accu-Check Active which has cheaper strips too. This one seems much more accurate but who knows if it will be when I get another batch of strips? The quality control of the strips from batch to batch, lot # to lot # can be way off and all of a sudden you don't know where you're at.

Dr. B's current recommendation is the Accu-Check Aviva (which Ralph has). I know because I called his clinic last week to ask. There is a phone # in his book that you can call for this. That said, in another thread someplace else in the forum, meters were being discussed just last week and one of our members, I think it is Jenny, said she has an Aviva and she was finding that it did not test very well. So it's a crap shoot I think.

In Dr. B's book he gives you a simple way to test your meter for ballpark accuracy if you want to waste a few strips doing it. You line up 4 or 5 strips and put them into the meter one after the other in rapid succession, using the same finger stick. The readings should be around 5 mg/dl from each other from every strip.

Did that yesterday (again) with the Bayer and got 139, 127, 126 and 115 - all in a minute. Then did the same thing with the Accu-Check Active - got 120, 119, 121, 120. This was only an hour PP because I wasn't going to be around at 2 hours, so I expected around 120, but I certainly did NOT expect 139, which is why I did the test! So how can the Bayer show 139 and 115 a minute later if there aren't some bad strips in there?

I am calling Bayer today to see if I can get a replacement batch of strips. My pharmacist says that most companies will do that because they really don't want to lose your business selling you the strips, which is where they make their money, the meters aren't their cash cow - it's the strips that make them the big bucks. He's the guy that told me that the One Touch seemed more reliable in his experience with customers, during the discussion of all of the above. Not that it is probably the best, because who knows what is the best anyway........................

[RobLL]

Rose's discussion in previous post gives a good summary. The companies are likely to send a new meter if they have any susupicion that is the problem.

[dancinbr]

Rose's discussion in previous post gives a good summary. The companies are likely to send a new meter if they have any susupicion that is the problem.

Yes, I am going to do the same test with the Accuchek Aviva.

Funny, I called Dr. B yesterday and he answered and this was precisely the conversation about the accuracy and back to back readings.

The same finger stick of blood is important. I am getting variations larger than 5.

So, we will see.

Ralph