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10-04-2007, 10:08 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Charles, IL
Posts: 549
| | | 2nd Freestyle flash goes bad in a year.
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? 
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10-04-2007, 10:10 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,261
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Originally Posted by MJB  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? | ..or it could be that the "electromagnetic shield" surrounding yoru body messes with it.  
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!)
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
10-05-2007, 12:14 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento California
Posts: 2,515
| | 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. |
10-05-2007, 05:15 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 princesslinda ..or it could be that the "electromagnetic shield" surrounding yoru body messes with it.
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.
__________________  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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10-05-2007, 06:10 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,261
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Originally Posted by gettingby 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.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis) |
10-05-2007, 09:37 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 7,422
| | 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!  BAD DOG. It looks scary, but it is a good back up. |
10-06-2007, 09:43 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Charles, IL
Posts: 549
| | Well I got my new Flash and.......100 free test strips! 
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.
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10-06-2007, 12:01 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento California
Posts: 2,515
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Originally Posted by MJB Well I got my new Flash and.......100 free test strips!
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. | 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  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. |
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