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07-29-2006, 12:48 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,816
| | | Missed one- I have a Contour too. |
02-26-2008, 10:53 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
Posts: 3,118
| | Gee I only have just two meters and they are Accu-chek Advantage and a Proforma and both meters are quite good to use. If I were to buy a new meter then I would look at something small compact that would be good for those walks or the bike.  |
02-27-2008, 04:28 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucks County, PA, USA
Posts: 1,067
| | | One Touch Ultrasmart - my one and only meter. I have some older ones (Precision Xtra and a One Touch II) in the closet, but I never use them- I just never got rid of them.
I don't understand why you need more than one... I have a kit of all my stuff, and it just goes with me if I'm going to be out for more than an hour or so.
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02-27-2008, 06:13 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK
Posts: 1,610
| | | The one touch ultra smart is compact and has a good case that can clip to your belt.
I used to carry my ultrasmart meter in it's case and clip it around the seat post on my bike...
Im currently using the Accu-chek compact plus which i like mostly becasuse you dont have to fiddle with the test strips at all and the lancet device attaches to the side of the meter.
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Type 1 Since - 24/7/2006 HbA1c
13/10/2006 - 7.2%  | 15/12/2006 - 6.0% | 29/06/2007 - 7.1% | 02/11/2007 - 7.8% | 29/02/2008 - 6.5%  | 07/08/2008 - 6.8
Insulin - Levemir and NovoRapid | Meter - LifeScan OneTouch Ultra smart  Pasta is a gift that just keeps giving... |
02-27-2008, 06:35 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 7,138
| | | I primarily use my BD Minimed Link monitor. BD seems to have a bad reputation, but it's been my all time favorite. It has by far the smallest sample requirement, and it's very forgiving if you don't get a good sample right away. Accuracy has not been an issue.
I tried an Ascensia Contour as they are supposed to be having a link version for the Paradigms. I hate it. It takes too big a blood sample size. While the actual requirement is small, you need a huge drop to ensure you get enough on the strip. It is uber-sensitive with no tolerance for errors. I waste a lot of strips.
I also have an Accu-check Aviva. It was a get a free monitor and gift deal with the purchase of 100 strips. I buy strips by the truckload. The book they sent me is pretty good; though I wanted the Frio pouch. This thing is more forgiving than the Contour, but still takes more blood than my BD. Having to replace the chip for new strips is a negative.
I'm going to try some of these other ones too. |
02-27-2008, 06:46 AM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 678
| | | 1 ancient Precision QID
1 Precision Xtra
2 Freestyle
1 One Touch Ultra
1 Kroger Branded ????
1 Cozmonitor (a Freestyle in disguise)
I think I need a few more.....
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Pumping since Jan 4 2007
A1C: 7.0 on 7/28/08  |
02-27-2008, 06:52 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Landenberg, PA
Posts: 1,337
| | | 3 freestyle flash meters, 1 home, 1 at work, 1 with me
I have given or tossed all my other meters. I had 8 or 9 at one time.
Mike
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Pumping since 2002 |
02-27-2008, 06:57 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 7,314
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Originally Posted by gettingby  1- One Touch Ultra
1- One Touch UltraSmart
1- Older version WalMart meter.
1- One Touch Profile (given to me by my aunt).
So, 4 in all but I only use the first 2. | I have added a Mini, a Cozmonitor, and a Freestyle Lite but I only use the One Touch line cause those are the strips my insurance covers. The Freestyle is still in the box, never used. If anyone wants the Freestyle Lite, let me know and I'll send it to you.
Or if anyone wants to start a contest, I'll use the Lite as a prize.
__________________  Rest In Peace Jack- 5/1/08. You may be gone from us but you will never be forgotten. Our love goes with you.
Pumping ain't easy but it's well worth the effort to me.
I am a person. I WILL NOT allow myself to be defined by a number!!!!
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02-27-2008, 04:36 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 20
| | | 2 One-touch Ultrasmarts (1 primary, 1 on standby)
1 One-Touch Ultra2 (my office meter)
1 Ascensia Breeze2 (my first meter, now in a junk drawer in the kitchen)
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Metformin 500mg, b.i.d.
A1C Jan 2007: 5.9
Apr 2008: 5.5
Jul 2008: 5.5 |
02-27-2008, 04:41 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 7,138
| | | I want to try a free-style. What's their top of the line model? |
02-27-2008, 04:50 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan
Posts: 927
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Originally Posted by spike My wife and I have at LEAST the following models. I can't keep track of all of them!
BD Logic - 3
Ultra Smart - 2
Ultra - 3
Flash 3 or 4
Compact - 2
Compact Plus 3
Dex 1
Ultra 2 - 1
LifeScan SureStep - 2
Aviva - 1
Lifescan FastTake - 3
LifeScan Profile - 4
LifeScan One Touch II - 2
A few others who's models I've forgotten - another 5-10 |  . Some I've tossed (the last time I moved I tossed a box full of them), some I've given away, others collect dust. I've owned pretty much every meter by Lifescan (all the One Touch line) Accu-chek, Therasense (Freestyle), Glucometer... all the way back to coding chips and even further back to the "rinse the strip longer to get a lower number, with no memory" machine.
What I actually use: One Touch 2 and a Freestyle Flash. I would my One Touch Mini----if it had a port to upload the numbers!
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Type 1 Est.1984
MM 722 and CGMS; Humalog & Symlin
a1c Trying to get below 6... 
6.8 (9.10.08)
Vitrectomies May 2007 & July 2007
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02-27-2008, 05:46 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 7,314
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Originally Posted by xMenace I want to try a free-style. What's their top of the line model? | According to the Abbott website, the FreeStyle Lite is their latest monitor. But, I have been wrong before.
__________________ Rest In Peace Jack- 5/1/08. You may be gone from us but you will never be forgotten. Our love goes with you.
Pumping ain't easy but it's well worth the effort to me.
I am a person. I WILL NOT allow myself to be defined by a number!!!!
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03-04-2008, 03:50 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 7,138
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Originally Posted by xMenace I primarily use my BD Minimed Link monitor. BD seems to have a bad reputation, but it's been my all time favorite. It has by far the smallest sample requirement, and it's very forgiving if you don't get a good sample right away. Accuracy has not been an issue.
I tried an Ascensia Contour as they are supposed to be having a link version for the Paradigms. I hate it. It takes too big a blood sample size. While the actual requirement is small, you need a huge drop to ensure you get enough on the strip. It is uber-sensitive with no tolerance for errors. I waste a lot of strips.
I also have an Accu-check Aviva. It was a get a free monitor and gift deal with the purchase of 100 strips. I buy strips by the truckload. The book they sent me is pretty good; though I wanted the Frio pouch. This thing is more forgiving than the Contour, but still takes more blood than my BD. Having to replace the chip for new strips is a negative.
I'm going to try some of these other ones too. | Add a OneTouch Ultra2 to the mix. It's a cute little thing. The pouch has a neat plastic monitor holder, the pen is tiny - I like that, and it works well. It's been consistently about 3-4% lower than my BD in the half dozen tests I've tried. The only negatives are that it's slippery - my BD has rubber grips - and it takes a slightly larger drop than my BD. It needs smaller drops than the Contour and Aviva though. Good monitor so far. |
03-04-2008, 04:34 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southlake, Texas
Posts: 1,858
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Originally Posted by gettingby According to the Abbott website, the FreeStyle Lite is their latest monitor. But, I have been wrong before. | I love(d) the Freestyle Lite. It's small/cute/compact, has a short/small "pricker" (can use arm too if you choose), takes a little blood sample & no coding required. However, I'd rather have the link to my pump so I use my BD Logic Paradigm Link.
__________________  Type 1 since 1979 (Age 18)
Pumping w/MM 522 since Feb '08
HbA1c 6.1 - April '08 & Nov. '08 |
03-08-2008, 09:59 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 7,138
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Originally Posted by Jan B I love(d) the Freestyle Lite. It's small/cute/compact, has a short/small "pricker" (can use arm too if you choose), takes a little blood sample & no coding required. However, I'd rather have the link to my pump so I use my BD Logic Paradigm Link. |
I picked up a Freestyle freedom today. I know nothing about it, but I can get a free Diabetes for Dummies Canadian version book. |
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