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02-26-2008, 12:16 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 8
| | | One Touch UM Problem?
I have one given to me by my doctor. It's been working fine for two weeks until yesterday. It gave me an error code and I had a hard time bringing it back to the "blood drop" symbol. I had to insert and remove the test strip a few times. I finally got it to read and it displayed 130. I didn't test last night. Just tested a few minutes ago and it worked fine but it was 130 again. Now I'm paranoid that it's stuck on 130 for some reason. Is this likely? Anyone had this happen? I guess tonight's test will be revealing one way or the other but I thought I would ask the forum.
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Diagnosed Type 2 on 2/13/08
Benicar 40MG w/HCTZ 25MG for blood pressure once daily
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02-26-2008, 12:17 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,225
| | | Your battery may be going dead. They are quite inexpensive at Walmart or your drug stores...i'd change it just to be on the safe side. You never know how long the batteries have been in the machines when you get them. I got a "new" meter a couple months ago and already had to get a new battery. The previous one lasted over a year.
__________________ 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)  |
02-26-2008, 07:35 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,583
| | | As much as I love that little meter (and give to many friends) I have found that about 1 out every 3 I purchase is a "dud"...it is probably a battery thing like Linda mentioned.
I just take them back to Walgreens and get another couple. Honestly, I give them out to many "meter haters"...for some reason they all like the little Mini.
Once in a while I get a "stiff" meter that doesn't want to take the strips...I usually can work them in a second or third time and the problem seems to go away after a while. |
02-28-2008, 05:52 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 8
| | | It's fine now. I guess it was just a fluke to have the same BG level a few times in a row. Thanks!
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Diagnosed Type 2 on 2/13/08
Benicar 40MG w/HCTZ 25MG for blood pressure once daily
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02-28-2008, 06:05 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,225
| | | I LOVE the mini...but sometimes the strips just don't want to go in as easily as they do on the other meters....There have been coupons in the paper for a free one recently...keep an eye out...and you can get a "spare." I love my green mini...though I wish it would give a 30, 15 and 7 day average like my other monitors do.
__________________ 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) |
02-28-2008, 09:33 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,583
| | | Linda, where have you found the "colored" meters? I know they are out there, but haven't seen them in the major chain stores. I'm ready for a new color, I think! |
02-28-2008, 09:45 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,225
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Originally Posted by Alice  Linda, where have you found the "colored" meters? I know they are out there, but haven't seen them in the major chain stores. I'm ready for a new color, I think! | I don't think you can buy them at any stores...at least I haven't seen any. Someone here posted a link to sign up it under the "diabetic freebies for you and me" thread awhile back and I got a green one....a week or so ago someone else posted a link...and I ordered a pink one. I'll look for the link for you.
__________________ 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) |
02-28-2008, 10:24 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 678
| | Colored ones, how fun! At least we can have CUTE ones! LOL!
I did notice that my mini doesn't give averages which surprised me, but I can live without that. That's what the A1c is for, right? 
EDIT: Here is a link where you can find stores that sell the colored minis. LifeScan Products -- Buy Online
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Type 2 - Dx 9/11/03 - A1c 8.3
2/01/08 - A1c 6.3
4/01/08 - A1c 5.9 
7/25/08 - A1c 5.9
Current Meds - Janumet 50/1000 2x daily
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