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berbes
03-16-2006, 09:49 PM
just looking for other opinions...i don't calibrate very often, as i feel it wastes a strip that cost me $$$ i don't have, but do one touch ultras lose their calibration easy? thanks so much!
Harold
03-17-2006, 03:02 AM
just looking for other opinions...i don't calibrate very often, as i feel it wastes a strip that cost me $$$ i don't have, but do one touch ultras lose their calibration easy? thanks so much!
Never! They can only be calibrated in the factory. The test solution is only to check to see if the vial of strips are giving resonable readings. You must make sure the code is set correctly on the meter matching the code on the vial. Changing the date or time for some reason will make the meter loose the code and the meters do run fast or slow and need to have the time adjusted sometimes. The test solution is only good for three months after opening it.
JediSkipdogg
03-17-2006, 04:40 AM
Doing what Harold said, I never test mine. I find it is a waste of a test strip and that control solution is only good for 3 months then it's pretty useless and then just buying more of it is another waste of money.
gettingby
03-17-2006, 05:06 AM
I've had my One Touch Ultra since January '05 and I have never done a test with the control solution. Everywhere I've seen, that stuff is about $10 for a small bottle !!!!
(Ok, if anyone is gonna beat the bad diabetic here, please be gentle. LOL. Like we used to tell my younger brother, I'm fragile. HEHEHE).
kgm0612
03-17-2006, 06:26 AM
Nope..........never did it after the first time I used it!
berbes
03-17-2006, 06:35 AM
whew...thanks folks. appreciate the direction.
rzrbks
03-17-2006, 08:52 AM
Once-- when I wasn't sure of the reading it gave me.
spike
03-17-2006, 10:09 AM
just looking for other opinions...i don't calibrate very often, as i feel it wastes a strip that cost me $$$ i don't have, but do one touch ultras lose their calibration easy? thanks so much!

Just once, when it's brand new. It's the most reliable meter I use.
Cinnabon
03-17-2006, 01:39 PM
Oh my, Is the moon blue and I need to howl at it already???? LOL
I do it rarely, but I must say that its one tough lil meter. I dropped it yesterday and it cracked (glass), dropped it again, and nothing happened. I got a new one today, just in case, but this lil meter is one tough cookie!
valc3
03-17-2006, 02:19 PM
On occasion I change lancets. I never test my meter.:)
dws
03-18-2006, 06:33 PM
As far as I can remember, I have never tested any of my meters. Since you cannot calibrate them why bother???
My feelings tell me if I'm high or low, the meter just confirms it or gives me a number that don't agree with my feelings , I ignore the meter !
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Dewey
03-19-2006, 11:02 AM
Doing what Harold said, I never test mine. I find it is a waste of a test strip and that control solution is only good for 3 months then it's pretty useless and then just buying more of it is another waste of money.
I totally agree, and am the same way....I don't see wasting money on a strip and solution....