[mortis505]

So for a few weeks now I have been using the Aviva. Unfortunately, the numbers it has been giving me, don't jibe with how I feel. I've done control tests and they are all within range.

Move forward to today. I'm at work and feeling a bit low. I test and the meter says I'm 104. However I am starting to get the shakes, rapid heartbeat, dizzy, and irritable. I took some glucose tabs, ate some bread and eventually felt fine. I had just washed my hands, and the lancet was a new one. Security was ready to dial 911, my wife, and my doctors/as well as unhook my pump. Needless to say I gave everyone quite a scare.

On the way home I bought some strips for my Ultra Smart. Got home, calibrated it, and tested, 73. My Aviva said 89. And I was starting to feel dizzy again. That's quite a large difference IMHO.

Is it possible that blood type/RH factor can cause varying results that do not reflect how I feel? Or is it that one checks "whole blood"(Aviva), and the other checks "blood plasma"(UltraSmart). I thought that the plasma meter was supposed to read higher?

Any comments?

[shockme]

hi mortis! have you been running high lately? if your bgs have been high,104 can feel like a hypo..also if your bg drops quickly,it'll feel like a hypo...as far as the differenc in the metes,i dunno...i use the aviva and like it...their customer service is great,too...take care,trish

[mortis505]

Originally Posted by shockme

hi mortis! have you been running high lately? if your bgs have been high,104 can feel like a hypo..also if your bg drops quickly,it'll feel like a hypo...as far as the differenc in the metes,i dunno...i use the aviva and like it...their customer service is great,too...take care,trish

My numbers according to the Aviva are between 93-104, a few spikes due to pigging out at the inlaws. (They arent label readers and by the time dinner is served, the labels are in the trash.) But other than 4-5 spikes its almost always in that range. It just concerns me a bit that the meter reads normal and it doesnt reflect at all how I feel.

[ladytaz]

Though 73 and 89 isn't a HUGE difference, it is one that I don't like! I personally don't like the Aviva for that reason! It ALWAYS registered me high when I've tested using it. I also compared with an UltraSmart AND a Contour with the SAME drop of blood. Contour reads a bit higher, but much closer to the US than the Aviva! I really only bought the Aviva cuz I wanted the MultiClix lancet device, and I got it with the Aviva for a whopping $11 or something like that, as opposed to nearly 30 freakin dollars for the lancet device when bought alone! That's SO lame!! But I did test out the Aviva though, didn't like it. So it's stored away, along with the rest of my "meter collection" in a drawer here! At least I've got lotso spares, yanno, just incase!

[LantusFiend]

My accu-chek Avivas have also been reading high. Makes it especially scary when I see a low number to know that I'm probably lower than it says.

[mortis505]

My new one arrived yesterday. So far I have done 4 tests with it. I'm also testing with my US as a comparison.

US Aviva

108 119
81 103
100 97
86 97


I'm, going to keep testing this way for a while. If the aviva keeps going high, I'll see if the VA will authorize me the strips for my US. Most likely they wont. But its worth a shot

[cheryl]

Oh man that Aviva is super sensitive, it like reads a lot of times higher then what you are, I have to scrub my hands when I feel low that happened to me at work I felt off, and it said 104, then I ran and scrubbed my hands and I was 71 hmmm....it always does that, so I noticed the accu-checks are more sensitive to dirty hands then the one touch.......I just gotta another one touch from the dr's a ultra smart, gonna get some teststrips soon too......sometimes I don't have time to constantly scrub my hands espeicially a quick check at work...

Cheryl

[mortis505]

I spoke with the nurse at the VA today. Tomorrow I am going down there and they want to check the meter. I did inform her that it was a brand new meter, just shipped from Accu-Check. I also told her that I will be bringing my US along as well since that jibes exactly with how I feel. She said that the VA doesnt pay for the strips for it. At this point I dont care. I'd rather pay the $40 a month for the One Touch strips, then use a meter that doesnt read me properly.

[bfitz]

If 40 bucks covers your strips for a month that means you're only testing a couple of times a day at most....you could still be running high bg's during the part of the day that you're not testing....if a bg of 70-something makes you feel like you might need to call 911 then this is probably the case...

[EasyType2]

I have an Aviva - about 2 years old - and a new Ultra2. I've compared the results, using the very same drop of blood. I've never noted any significant differences in the meters. Usually they read within 2 to 5 points of the same.

[mortis505]

I ran a test at the VA today, their big meter - 76, the Aviva - 93, my US - 78.
I talked it over with the nurse and the pharmacist, Im going to use my US and print out the results for them.

if 40 bucks covers your strips for a month that means you're only testing a couple of times a day at most....you could still be running high bg's during the part of the day that you're not testing....if a bg of 70-something makes you feel like you might need to call 911 then this is probably the case...

I test a minimum of 4 times a day. Right before meals and at night before bed.
If I'm feeling "off" I'll do extra testing as needed.

[dmehta]

Hi,
I'm new to this forum and found it because I was looking for information on others who may have experienced problems with the Accu-check Aviva meters.

My husband just received his second one and has pretty much given up on using it because the readings are so weird.

[JBUD]

Wow im just starting with a new aviva and compared it with the readings with my accu-chek advantage which is 6 years old and the aviva is within 7 mg/dl of each other i will report on this to let you know how it is doing ! also the 7 is lower than the advantage.