Buying a new meter needing recommendations

(Keto Troll) #1

My meter is old and it’s time to buy a new one. We changed insurance companies and I’m pretty much free to buy whatever. I’m looking at a choice between the Freestlye ( the one Bernstien recommends) , Accu check and contour meter. I currently have a One Touch and feel that it’s readings aren’t consistent at all. Accuracy is the most important feature to me. Strip costs are an issue as well because I text more than the ADA guidelines suggest. Any input would be appetizers. I’m a type 2

Best meter?
#2

Honestly, I’m not sure you need to buy a new meter. There are quite a few companies that are happy to provide them.

For one:
https://storefront.novacares.com/storefront/nova-max-plus-meter.html

Quite literally, just email them and flat out ask them for one. That’s exactly how I received mine. They’ll make their money off of test strips, and their device tests ketone levels if you’re so inclined.

(Keto Troll) #3

Yes I know. Perhaps a better term would be that I need to acquire a new meter.

(joe churchill ) #4

You don’t need to buy a meter. Just call and they will send you a free one. Say your insurance is changing. I just got a One Touch iq and a precision xtra that way.

Currently use a contour next that insurance won’t cover any more.

Not sure how to help with accuracy as they all seem different, even when i use the same blood samples

(Keto Troll) #5

Yes I understand how to get a free meter. I was wondering about people’s experience with various meters . Thanks for you input

(joe churchill ) #6

ah. I missed that ask :slight_smile:

in my personal experience, meters vary a lot and it is quite frustrating. 20 pts of variance is a big deal to me – i tested all three of my meters with the same blood sample and observed that kind of spread.

If it helps, there is a (slightly dated) chart you can use:

https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/2013/07/blood-glucose-meter-accuracy-comparison-chart/

(Tom) #7

Might be of interest:
http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/precision-xtra-vs-novamax-plus-ketone-meter-evaluation/15918

(Keith Pomeroy) #8

I’m a big fan of my little Freestyle Optium Neo. Great little machine that can do BHB and blood glucose readings.

(joe churchill ) #9

And here is what was happening with my two meters… same blood sample

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(Roxanne) #10

holy mackerel … that’s a lot of variability between different meters!

(David Kirker) #11

I got the accucheck simply because I work in clinical research and that is what we use. I figured that if was good enough for them it was good enough for me. Unfortunately, the strips seem to be consistently more expensive than any others that I have found. Significantly more expensive.

(Tom) #12

It’s somewhat striking. That said, when I worked in a hospital and calibrated our glucometers, the high and low solutions we used for calibration had an acceptable range of something like 255-285 and 45-65. It’s almost like not being worried if it’s spot on, just so long as it’s consistently deviated by the same amount.

(sue) #13

hi! may I ask what you ended up getting?

(Keto Troll) #14

Accucheck Aviva. I believe it’s a more accurate meter than the one touch. Right now accuchek is giving away free meters. The bad news is the test strips are very expensive. Luckily my insurance will pay for them.

(Jacob Wagner) #15

I was just looking at their site and at $2 each their ketone test strips are very reasonable.

–Jacob