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MJB
10-04-2007, 09:08 AM
Of course Abbot is going to replace it for free.

I wonder if they have that Chinese lead paint in them that makes them go bad? :confused:
princesslinda
10-04-2007, 09:10 AM
Of course Abbot is going to replace it for free.

I wonder if they have that Chinese lead paint in them that makes them go bad? :confused:

..or it could be that the "electromagnetic shield" surrounding yoru body messes with it.:T ;)

Finally got my free One-Touch mini by mail....it didn't work...changed the battery...still didn't work (guess it was worth what I paid for it!)
BriOnH
10-04-2007, 11:14 PM
I have over 7 meters (thank you JDF! :) ) 2 since they first arrived on the market and they are all running well. As far as accuracy the flash 2 times out o 3 matched my labs results and the 3rd was only off by 1.

I am an advocate of Flash meters. I wish kaiser would cover them. Being able to keep all my diabetic supplies in my right pocket is because of the flashes form factor is awesome.
gettingby
10-05-2007, 04:15 AM
..or it could be that the "electromagnetic shield" surrounding yoru body messes with it.:T ;)

Finally got my free One-Touch mini by mail....it didn't work...changed the battery...still didn't work (guess it was worth what I paid for it!)
I'm sorry to hear that Linda. I got mine and it's worked from day one. I keep it at work.
princesslinda
10-05-2007, 05:10 AM
I'm sorry to hear that Linda. I got mine and it's worked from day one. I keep it at work.

I have another mini that work's just fine. We had a coupon in the paper for a free one...I love it, so compact! I always get anythign that's free.
notme
10-05-2007, 08:37 AM
I have three Freestyle Flashes and they all have done very well. I am sorry you are having a problem. My dog chewed on one of them and it still works!:eek: BAD DOG. It looks scary, but it is a good back up. :T
MJB
10-06-2007, 08:43 AM
Well I got my new Flash and.......100 free test strips! :D

As an aside, when I was at Walgreens today I noticed they have the new Freestyle Lite and no Flash or Freedom meters. I wonder if they are going to obsolete the older style meters and strips since the Lite uses non coded strips that won't work in the coded meters. Maybe they'll do a freebie offer?

I wonder if the Lite strips are going to cost more. :confused:
BriOnH
10-06-2007, 11:01 AM
Well I got my new Flash and.......100 free test strips! :D

As an aside, when I was at Walgreens today I noticed they have the new Freestyle Lite and no Flash or Freedom meters. I wonder if they are going to obsolete the older style meters and strips since the Lite uses non coded strips that won't work in the coded meters. Maybe they'll do a freebie offer?

I wonder if the Lite strips are going to cost more. :confused:

That's cool they gave you 100 free strips as well! That's about a 55$ value.

I haven't tried the new lite; good question about the strips. I hate having to pay about 50 cents per test. Insurance (Kaiser) wont cover abbot strips :mad: so I feel your pain on the new strips and meters to come.

I recevied the free mini too (Amen to free stuff! I love Jays free stuff thread on here! I forgot who posted about the free mini's but I signed up to get it from a thread on here) but havent tried it yet.