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08-21-2004, 04:27 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 241
| | | Just received my new Lasette Plus
from Cell Robotics Cell Robotics. I've only tried it once, but I really like it. It made getting
a sample from my finger to test my blood painless.
The Lasette Plus shoots a small laser beam into your fingertip (it says to shoot halfway between the middle of the pad and the
side of the fingernail). It is easy and quick to use, and I didn't
feel anything but a puff of air.
You need a doctor's prescription to order one, and some health
insurances will pay for it. Very good for someone who has an
aversion to sticking themselves with a needle, or who tests frequently and doesn't want to keep sticking themselves. |
08-21-2004, 04:36 PM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Novi (Detroit Area), MI
Posts: 23
| | | Wow, sounds great! Keep us posted on how you are geting along with it! |
08-21-2004, 05:18 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT
Posts: 4,588
| | | If I am understanding this correctly, this is just a kind of glcose meter? It' s not something used to deliver insulin, right? I guess since you posted under monitoring, that I just answered my question :p |
08-21-2004, 05:58 PM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lancaster, UK
Posts: 338
| | | sounds great!! any chance u can post the link again cos it aint working... |
08-21-2004, 06:08 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 241
| | | Hi! Sorry about the link not working. It's www.cellrobotics.com
The Lasette is not a glucose meter, but just like the instrument
you use to puncture a small hole in your finger to get the blood to use on the test strip. You still need the test strips and your meter to use with it. |
08-22-2004, 12:43 AM
|  | Ex-moderator | | Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,919
| | Hey Susan, great to see you again! 
This sounds like a great instrument! Good find! Do your fingers heal faster when you use this, and how large of a puncture does it make?
Somehow I just couldn't see that sucker fitting in my teeny tiny purse... 
Shy |
08-22-2004, 06:22 AM
| | Member | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lakeville, MN
Posts: 302
| | | lasette plus
I think I have to get one of those!!!!!!
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08-22-2004, 11:35 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 2,869
| | | $495? You gotta be kidding me. Sticking my fingers isn't that big a deal. I think I'll wait 'til the price comes down.
HeatherP
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08-22-2004, 02:26 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 241
| | | Do you have insurance, Heather? Many of them will pay for it.
It has 8 settings, along with 1/2 settings, so there are 16 settings for how large of a puncture you want. They suggest the higher numbers for skin that is thick or calloused, and lower for thin or uncalloused skin. I've just been using it for a day, but so far the skin does seem to heal more quickly. |
08-22-2004, 03:03 PM
| | Member | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lancaster, UK
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| | | Heather that was my reaction when i saw the cost - no way would i get that on the NHS! LOL |
08-22-2004, 06:41 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT
Posts: 4,588
| | Yeah, I'll probably stick to my regular Lancet device that came with my monitor, but thanks for sharing this, Nonny. Testing isn't that big of a deal for me, I guess I'm used to it, it's actually the injections I hate  |
08-23-2004, 09:42 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The city on the edge of forever.
Posts: 4,847
| | | Knowing me, I'd accidently aim it at a mirror and saw my head off (not that that would be a bad thing).
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08-23-2004, 10:26 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Posts: 848
| | | I just looked at the site, and it says "Squeeze your finger to get the blood drop" I've had a question about this for ages, some say squeeze, some say don't....just thought I'd mention it!!
I hope something like this gets over to the UK - I'd love to have a virtually painless way of testing. |
08-23-2004, 11:52 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hogwarts, Hobbiton, the Galactic Milieu &Ks when I have to be here
Posts: 4,321
| | Just received my new Lasette Plus
So:
1. If it is Las ette, does this mean that it is
A. a Female Device, or
B. a device just for females And I'm NOT even gonna ask about the + part
{{sometimes, I just amaze myself  }}
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08-25-2004, 05:40 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia
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| | rzbks: Lazette means "little laser" |
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