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Permalink Reply by Richard P Cosgrove on February 22, 2013 at 8:23pm

Yeah, my DME insurance will cover the strips. It'll be 80/20 until I hit my out of pocket. I guess I missed the part and need to reset it to automatically send the reading to the pump.

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Permalink Reply by duder on February 3, 2013 at 8:38am

I don't know if I am going to switch from the one touch. Maybe just for the year the discount cards is good for. I am not to keen on having to charge the contour I have enough stuff that I have make sure gets charged much less my meter. I am not to pleased that Medtronic went with a meter that will cost the patients more. The benefit of the backlight and using less blood is not worth the extra costs to me. Infusion sets are costly enough on their own much less the added cost of the strips. I wonder if Medtronic even thought of this or if it was done on purpose. I have to agree about the case not being thought out. The test strip bottles do not seem to fit too well they seem a little big. Nor am I a fan of the overly large lancet device after using the delica.

To those of you already using the contour how long does the charge last? And how long does it take to charge?

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Permalink Reply by christy on February 3, 2013 at 9:28am

Well the lancing device wouldn't be an issue for me, I mean you dont HAVE to use the lancing device that comes with the meter, and its of my opinion they always include the cheapest, worst lancing devices with the meters. I love my delica, and I'd continue using it regardless of what meter I was using. The whole co-pay thing would be the issue for me, as I ONLY have the option of getting my strips through Liberty. Honestly I have always like OneTouch and have thought they make a great meter. Newer isn't always better.

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Permalink Reply by Sportster on February 3, 2013 at 9:52am

duder, The meter has a Rapid Charge and a Normal Charge. If your battery is low when you plug in your meter, it will Rapid Charge for about 1 minute. You can run a blood test as soon as the rapid charge is complete. When Rapid Charge ends, Normal Charging is expected to last up to 2 hrs. I believe the charge lasts about one month. You can also charge it up on your pc when you're looking at the data.

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Permalink Reply by Equestrian on February 19, 2013 at 10:12am

I like the Contour next because of the small blood sample size, and because if you apply too small a blood sample you can add more blood without the meter error message. I have wasted many strips due to not adding a large enough blood droplet. The case does need to be larger. The lancet is nice, completely painless.

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Permalink Reply by Chuck Sullivan on February 19, 2013 at 10:53am

I have heard that they are more expensive through insurance and harder to get. I dont know if anyone has had this issue, but this is what I have found out through my own research and other friends of mine who have diabetes as well have found out. One touch is covered by more insurances then bayer and are always easier to get.

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