Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hi , Thanks for this heads up. I have sure wondered about this. I bought a FreeStyle and I am very suspicious about its readings. Most of its test strips are worthless IMO. Alice ps- thanks for the big print as I have blurry vision today I have two meters of different brands, and both pass the control solution test. However, one meter reads consistently higher than the other, usually by over 10 points. What to do? Also, what is the time limit on using test trips once you've opened the vial? Thanks to all for the helpful information you provide, Click here: CHE Toxicant and Disease Database Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I have two meters of different brands, and both pass the control solution test. However, one meter reads consistently higher than the other, usually by over 10 points. What to do? Also, what is the time limit on using test trips once you've opened the vial? Thanks to all for the helpful information you provide, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hi , My little sister who I just called to ask what meter she used told me when she was in the hospital with her diabetes they put her on the Ascensia so she told me to go buy one. She said its very accurate. I hope to get one soon. Half the strips that came with the FreeStyle simply wouldn't register anything at all. I think they were somehow bad when I bought them. Hoping to get one soon. Alice Thank you for your observation. The meter I have that reads higher is also a Freestyle (flash). I suspect the other one - an Ascensia Contour, recommended by my doctor - is more accurate, but am not sure. I would be interested if anybody here knows of any published data, on the web or elsewhere, comparing the accuracy of different brands of meters? In what way are most of those test strips worthless? Thanks, Click here: CHE Toxicant and Disease Database Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hi Alice, Thank you for your observation. The meter I have that reads higher is also a Freestyle (flash). I suspect the other one - an Ascensia Contour, recommended by my doctor - is more accurate, but am not sure. I would be interested if anybody here knows of any published data, on the web or elsewhere, comparing the accuracy of different brands of meters? In what way are most of those test strips worthless? Thanks, > > Hi , > Thanks for this heads up. I have sure wondered about this. I bought a > FreeStyle and I am very suspicious about its readings. Most of its test strips are > worthless IMO. > Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 In a message dated 6/19/2006 11:06:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, laflauta@... writes: However, one meter reads consistently higher than the other, usually by over 10 points. What to do? Hi , This can happen when you use the same brand of meters. Most manufacturers will tell you, and it should be in your handbook, that meters can have a 15-20% error. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 If you go to http://www.bayermeters.com/ You can get a coupon for a free Ascensia Breeze or Ascensia Contour. I just got the Contour and I love it. You just print the coupon, get a prescription from the dr. and take it to the pharmacy > > Hi , My little sister who I just called to ask what meter she used > told me when she was in the hospital with her diabetes they put her on the > Ascensia so she told me to go buy one. She said its very accurate. I > hope to get > one soon. > - Check Out My FurBabies Nala http://www.catster.com/?214598 Eva http://www.catster.com/?214601 PC http://www.catster.com/?214605 TJ http://www.catster.com/?214607 Kiara http://www.catster.com/?274544 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hi Alice, Thanks for the observation - I am sticking with the Ascensia. I am legally blind, and the screen has larger print and is much easier to read than the Freestyle (even with the latter's backlighting, which doesn't really do anything), and unlike the Freestyle, the Ascensia beeps when the strip is ready for testing. That is very helpful for me since reading the screen is difficult. Anyway, it's nice to know that professionals are recommending the Ascensia. I hope you can get the Ascensia with the free coupon. The strips are outrageously expensive, so getting an Rx for them really helps. > > Hi , My little sister who I just called to ask what meter she used > told me when she was in the hospital with her diabetes they put her on the > Ascensia so she told me to go buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Isn't that an awful lot of room for error? Alice This can happen when you use the same brand of meters. Most manufacturers will tell you, and it should be in your handbook, that meters can have a 15-20% error. hugs Eunice Click here: CHE Toxicant and Disease Database Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 > > > > Hi , My little sister who I just called to ask what meter she used > > told me when she was in the hospital with her diabetes they put her on the > > Ascensia so she told me to go buy one. She said its very accurate. I > > hope to get > > one soon. > > > > - > > Check Out My FurBabies > > Nala http://www.catster.com/?214598 > Eva http://www.catster.com/?214601 > PC http://www.catster.com/?214605 > TJ http://www.catster.com/?214607 > Kiara http://www.catster.com/?274544 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 > > Isn't that an awful lot of room for error? Alice Maybe, but if you use 1 meter... you have consistency. Which is really the name of the game. You probably aren't going to change your medications if you test 115 or 125 (even taking insulin, I wouldn't alter it for that type of difference)... Your doctor may look at your tests and fine tune medications in the beginning, however, they usually work off of the A1C. Your best bet is to pick 1 meter and use only that meter. Then you can see how foods impact you, and not worry about whether those '5 points' were due to the extra grape or the different meter. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Does the actual number really make a very big difference? I look at the trend: does my FBS# seem relative for days/wks, does my during the day BS# stay relatively the same in an acceptable range, and of course to see how new foods and combinations work for me (or not). JUDITH > Isn't that an awful lot of room for error? Alice > > This can happen when you use the same brand of meters. Most manufacturers > will tell you, and it should be in your handbook, that meters can have a > 15-20% error. > > hugs > Eunice > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 6/19/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I take the point that you and Mike and Eunice are making. The strange thing is that my two meters seem to track each other perfectly, they're just always 10-12 points apart from each other - but each would show the same trend. So I suppose that what one looks for with this testing is trends rather than absolute values. But as long as you've got a handle on the trend, it just feels nicer to have a meter with lower values ) > > Does the actual number really make a very big difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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