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12-02-2007, 09:06 AM
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| | | I think my MM link meter is lying to me...
Two days ago i tested and it said 200, then i tested a minute later and it gave me 130, wtf. then again yesterday i tested and it said 250, and tested 1 minute later and it gave me 190. what the heck is going on. I wonder how many times I have corrected when not necessary or not enough because of this ****.
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Diagnosed September 18th, 2006
Pumping with Animas IR 1250 from December 18th, 2006-January 25th, 2007 (I don't like stinging boluses)
Pumping with Minimed 722 since January 25th, 2007 |
12-02-2007, 09:25 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,810
| | | That's actually pretty good for that neter. I think my records for errrors were like 270 when I was 70 and 50 when I was 200. Or something like that. I certainly wouldn't trust my life with it. |
12-02-2007, 09:28 AM
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| | | ok so whats the best meter to use?
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Diagnosed September 18th, 2006
Pumping with Animas IR 1250 from December 18th, 2006-January 25th, 2007 (I don't like stinging boluses)
Pumping with Minimed 722 since January 25th, 2007 |
12-02-2007, 10:54 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 7,119
| | I've never had issues with mine. Is there a chance your hands were unclean?
Sanvita should have a new version soon: Nova Max™ . Home
I've been using an Accu-Chek Aviva lately as a backup/test meter. It's good, but I prefer my BD one. |
12-02-2007, 12:25 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,810
| | | I like the Ultra2 or the Freestyle Lite. |
12-02-2007, 06:57 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 7,846
| | | I would never bolus based on a CGMS reading. Not until they are FDA approved for doing so. They are more useful for trending.
As far as meters go, I like the UltraSmart the most...
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12-02-2007, 08:02 PM
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| | | the nova max one looks the same as my one. does it even link to minimed? i was thinking about a freestyle meter...
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Diagnosed September 18th, 2006
Pumping with Animas IR 1250 from December 18th, 2006-January 25th, 2007 (I don't like stinging boluses)
Pumping with Minimed 722 since January 25th, 2007 |
12-02-2007, 08:08 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,810
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Originally Posted by Cyborg  I would never bolus based on a CGMS reading. Not until they are FDA approved for doing so. They are more useful for trending.
As far as meters go, I like the UltraSmart the most... | He's referring to the Paradigm Link BD Meter. |
12-02-2007, 08:12 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 8,367
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Originally Posted by MinimedPumper07 the nova max one looks the same as my one. does it even link to minimed? i was thinking about a freestyle meter... | At this current time NOTHING but the BD meter that came with the pump will automatically link to it. You can still manually enter the readings from any meter though.
In about 3-4 months Lifescan will be coming out with the Ultra2 Link meter. But at this current time the current Ultra 2 does not link.
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●Blue Ash, Ohio Police Dispatcher
●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
12-03-2007, 09:08 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,822
| | | I stopped using the BD Link a few months into pumping because the readings differed 30-50 points from my One Touch Ultras.
Karen |
12-03-2007, 09:21 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delaware, USA
Posts: 706
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Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg In about 3-4 months Lifescan will be coming out with the Ultra2 Link meter. But at this current time the current Ultra 2 does not link. | Where did you see that it will be an Ultra 2-based meter? I don't know if I like that or not. My Ultra 2 is good, but I think I like the UltraSmart better. Oh well....as long as it can be downloaded....
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Becky
T1 since 1998
Pumping since 1999
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12-03-2007, 09:47 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Drayton, ND
Posts: 3
| | | I've had the same experience with my BD Link meter. I have 3 BG meters. Freestyle Lite (my current favorite) BD Link and Ascentia Breeze. I started using the BD Link when I got my Paradigm 722. At one point it gave me a reading that was so high I knew it was wrong. I tested the 3 meters with blood from the same site and found that the Freestyle Lite and Breeze were within 9 points of each other, and the BD Link was reading over 200 points high! I have repeated the test a few more times and the BD Link is always a fair amount away from the other two. I only use it to download my pump data. |
12-05-2007, 06:20 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: north carolina
Posts: 163
| | | i get some crazy readings also with the BD minimed meter. I tested a 450 and then 1 minute later 91- the meters are ****!!!! I go back to the one touch and get a 119.
Dean |
12-05-2007, 09:13 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Granite Falls, Wa
Posts: 143
| | | I had nothing but problems with my BD link meters - I was given several and they all gave me wild readings. I use my Ultrasmart and just manually plug in my BG...the BD meter only gets used to upload data.
Ken |
12-06-2007, 12:50 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,810
| | | Last I counted I tried a dozen BD meters and had at least half as many various errors. Screen broke on one, one wouldn't power up no matter what, one kept giving an error message, erraneous readings galore. |
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