[Oradev]

I am thinking about getting one of these. I wanted to know what your opinions on it were. I currently have the Accucheck Compact and I'm pretty fed up with it. If anyone has one, let me know what you think.

Thanks
Adam

[LauRa Lu]

hi, this may not be much help, but the first meter i used was a onetouch model...not sure of the exact name but it was really bad, it constantly gave me incorect readings which was obviously really annoying! I now have an accucheck advantage and it just seems so much better.

like i said this probably wont be much help to you...it's just what i prefer, i've only been diabetic for 6 weeks so i'm sure i'll be experimenting with many more metres in my time.

[Oradev]

One other thing. Does anyone know where I could fine a coupon for this meter?

[lgvincent]

I think Tony has this meter so why not ask his opinion? I bought one recently but I haven't used it yet because I've been trying to buy some glucose strips on e-bay and they run anywhere from $35.00 to over $60.00 for a box of 100 there and it's just to expensive for me.
A rebate/trade-in certificate comes with the meter which offers a $20.00 rebate and a $30.00 meter trade-in allowance with a non-OneTouch meter. The certificate that came with my meter expires December 31, 2004. An original sales receipt is required.

[Oradev]

Has anyone seen the Freesytle Tracker. That is a pretty cool meter/PDA. It's too bad that Handspring makes the PDA. If Palm made it, I would be all over it.

[lgvincent]

I've seen it and would LOVE to have one but the price is a lot out of my reach. I can't remember if it's $300.00 or $400.00 so will have to check but I think it's in the $300.00 range. I've seen a refund of $60.00 to $75.00 but it's still too steep for me. Maybe a little down the road?!?

[LauRa Lu]

you should try getting it from the uk, i'm pretty sure they're way cheaper than that here.

[lgvincent]

Okay, $299.00 plus shipping and a $75.00 rebate for a total of $224.00 plus shipping for the rechargeable one at http://www.therasense.com/tracker/
The battery operated one is $249.00 plus shipping and offers a $55.00 rebate.

[dpav]

Hello
I just got this meter last month. It has given me reading from 200mg/dsl to 154mg/dsl down to 125mg/dsl all with the same finger and all within a 3 minute time period. I personally feel that ALL plasma meters are highly irregular. If there is one that will at least stay constant you can make a good judgment from that point. But if the meter keeps giving a wide range of reading as mine has done over the past two months, I would not trust it to try to use it for tight control. I have a One touch Profile that I have used for the past 6 or 8 years. I am not sure how long. But it is always consistent. It is also fairly close to the real readings according to my Lab tests.
I have 4 Plasma meters all have given me irregular readings.
Maybe someone here has a plasma meter that keeps a constant reading. I'd trust that one over the Ultra Plus any day.
Sorry for the downer. I have had too many meters not work, I love gadgets, and the Ultra smart was a disappointment
Don

[lgvincent]

Yes, I saw your earlier posts and fear I may have wasted my money in buying the meter. It LOOKED like an interesting meter. I just didn't think about it being unreliable.

[dpav]

Yeah I had the same dissapointment
I love gadgets, and this had my eye. I did not even=n think that it might not give steady readings. I loved the gadget stuff. Oh Well. So much to experience.
I hope some manufacturer decides that accuracy and steady constant readings are more important than their bottom line.
Take care
Don

[Jon]

My son uses the One Touch Ultra Smart. It is a good meter. It cost about $100.00, with a $50.00 rebate if you trade in your old meter. Maybe you could pick up a used meter somewhere cheap and send that in if you are not ready to give up your existing meter.

We started with the One Touch Profile, which was a good meter, but it took a long time to get the results. We switched to the One Touch Ultra, which is much faster and still gives accurate readings. I then bought him the Ultra Smart, because it had so many extra features that you can record, such as illness, excercise, how many carbs you eat, how much insulin you take, etc. If you are not going to use these extra features, you should save yourself $50 and go with the Ultra.

[Tony]

I had stop using the ultrasmart at the begining of winter. I went back to the ultra. Because it is small enough to keep in my pocket when I'm at work.

dpav,

Are you talking even if we are to use the meter in whole blood, we are still going to have this problem? Or is it when the meter is set for plasma. What meters do not have the plasma reading?

Anyone else had this problem?

[lgvincent]

I thought most meters gave readings in whole blood. I've got a Prestige meter that gives me the option of readings in plasma or whole blood but the others do not (as far as I'm aware). The only meters I have offering readings in plasma only are the UltraSmart and the QuickTek.
Tony, I'm curious to know why you stopped using the UltraSmart meter, if you don't mind my asking.

[rzrbks]

I've got the OneTouch UltraSmart as part of my InDuo system and I like it very much. Takes a teeny amout of blood and results in 5 seconds. (Do wish it had a light for use in the dark--can't hacve everything though)

Plus, when the original meter/injector developed a crack in the case ( I think the CDE gave me a used one) InDuo sent another one--they have been very helpful. The original carry case was developing problems so Induo sent me two new ones.

Their customer service has been wonderful AND, AND, they aren't another of those companies that out-sourced their jobs to another country. A BIG plus in my mind.