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12-01-2004, 03:52 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
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| | | The Espirit goes by the name Dex in the US. It was my first meter- and I hated it! I would always waste strips and it took so much time and the case was huge (though that was sometimes nice) and the lancing device hurt like crazy. My Freestlye (regular) was my next meter. What an improvement! |
12-01-2004, 04:05 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gales... Rain... Sleet... Snow.. you name it, I've got it! (UK peep!)
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| | | Is the one touch ultra advantage the one where you can plot graphs and that on it and see if you have an odd high or low? (think that is the name of it???)
How many people use it, and would they recommend it?
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12-01-2004, 04:08 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The city on the edge of forever.
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| | | The OneTouch UltraSmart has graphs on it. I'm still not sure of it's accuracy, though.
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12-02-2004, 06:59 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of Enchantment
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| | | I don't care how many graphs or charts or whatever a meter is capable of. It is not going to know if I don't test when I am low because I am busy getting some carbs RIGHT NOW.
I have been doing this so long that I use a meter as a tool to let me know what is going on right now, not what happened last week. Your meter is not going to know that you had pizza for dinner and didn't split your bolus, that you chased your dog all over the neighborhood yesterday, that you had a really bad day at work or the miriad of other factors we have to deal with that affect our readings.
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KRIS
Type I 22 years, pump for 5 1/2 years,
now Lantus and Humalog
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12-02-2004, 07:34 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Do Dah, OZ, aka Kansas
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I use a meter as a tool to let me know what is going on right now, not what happened last week
| Well that is the PRIMARY use of the meter. Quote: |
Your meter is not going to know that you had pizza for dinner and didn't split your bolus, that you chased your dog all over the neighborhood yesterday, that you had a really bad day at work or the miriad of other factors we have to deal with that affect our readings.
| Your right and if you don't keep a food, activity, health, and misc. log along with the meter readings you won't either. Then again it's not really necessary if your not having very high or low bg's and your A1c's are around 5%. However having a quick access to a chart of your meter readings and reviewing it occasionally may alert to a deteriorating trend before it gets out of hand.
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12-02-2004, 08:09 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of Enchantment
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| | Harold, you are absolutely right. I did keep all kinds of records and charts and graphs for 18 years, was absolutely obsessive about it. Now it is second nature and to mentally keep track of everything in my head.
Maybe I am just feeling argumentative this morning 
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KRIS
Type I 22 years, pump for 5 1/2 years,
now Lantus and Humalog
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12-02-2004, 11:54 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Do Dah, OZ, aka Kansas
Posts: 4,636
| | | Kris no problem, I understand your response. Most of the new people that come in here and are new to this desease have no idea how usefull their meter readings can be when used in conjuction with a combination log. It was also a good time to bring up the more common variables that might be tracked.
To answer the question about the Ultra Smart. The graph that comes up on the meter screen is a three day graph. I find the averages to be more useful which goes out to about a 150 days starting with 7, and the average by time of day. However the meter is not a PDA and the comments are limited, but the meter has many usefull features especially if one uses insulin.
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LIFE IS NOT A JOURNEY TO THE GRAVE WITH THE INTENTION OF
ARRIVING SAFELY IN A PRETTY AND WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO
SKID IN BROADSIDE, THOROUGHLY USED UP, TOTALLY WORN OUT, AND LOUDLY
PROCLAIMING..."WOW! WHAT A RIDE!"
"Reality is what does't go away when you stop believing in it..."
-PHILIP K. DICK
Last A1c 6.3% up 0.1 5/22/08 Lab Range 4.5 - 5.9
Avandia 8mg 6/01
Januvia 25mg 6/7/08
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12-05-2004, 05:51 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pekin, Illinois
Posts: 53
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I use the COZmoniter its the bloodmachine that is connected 2 the pump. It runs off the Freestyle flash program. I like it alot  |
12-05-2004, 07:10 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 7,412
| | | My main meter now is the Freestyle Flash. Someone from one of the other boards I go to gave it to me as they had two. I also got over 1,000 strips for 60 bucks from someone that changed meters and didn't use the Flash anymore. That was hard to pass up!
My other meter is an Accu-Chek active. I have a few strips left for that one and use it as my backup now. I like the flash because of the size and the amount of blood it uses. I have noticed that when my blood sugar is lower, it is much faster. The higher the reading the longer it takes to give a reading. |
12-10-2004, 02:26 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Garland Tx
Posts: 630
| | I have used these meters:
One Touch Basic
One Touch Profile
One Touch Ultra
Accensia Elite (sp?)
Freestyle Flash
Accucheck Complete
Accucheck Active - I hate this one
Out all these meters I like the freestyle flash. it is the least error prone, takes the least amount of blood and has the cheapest strips.
If anyone wants to try any of the meters I have, I will gladly mail it to you. I don't need all these meters 
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