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Permalink Reply by tmana on March 4, 2009 at 4:16pm

I Wish Blood Glucose Meter Companies...
packaged the connector cables and software in with their meters

I Wish Blood Glucose Meter Companies...
used standardized data formats ans made .APIs and drivers available as a standard so that patients and their caregivers could use third-party software to manage their diabetes

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Permalink Reply by Khürt Williams on March 19, 2009 at 6:18am

I'm with you on this one. As a former software developer I am flummoxed by the fact I have use a different type of strip for each meter, a different cable and software. I just don't fracking get it. These meters have been around from before personal computers became main stream and yet they are designed with a last century mind set.

Hopefully some of what I saw demoed at the iPhone 3.0 event will get the creative juices flowing.


http://tudiabetes.com/forum/topics/iphone-30-os-to-offer-bg

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Permalink Reply by tmana on March 19, 2009 at 6:56am

What the meter companies' tech support people have told me is that they have to have proprietary cables and datastreams to protect the information because these are medical devices. It sounds to me mostly like a bunch of doublespeak and a misinterpretation of HIPAA used to cover their desire to lock us and our doctors into staying with their brand of equipment.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Rawlings on March 4, 2009 at 4:25pm

would put two test pads on each strip so you could flip the strip and reuse within a reasonable amount of time (such as 15 minutes after a glucose tablet).

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Permalink Reply by Cynthia F. on March 4, 2009 at 5:12pm

AMEN!!!

I totally agree

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on March 4, 2009 at 11:41pm

What a great idea!

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Permalink Reply by Cynthia F. on March 4, 2009 at 5:13pm

I wish blood glucose meter companies made bigger tubs of strips - I want a big tub like 600 to sit on my desk and then a tiny tub to transfer them into when I need to leave the house for the day.

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Permalink Reply by Andreina Davila on March 4, 2009 at 5:17pm

I wish blood glucose meter companies will come to terms of the fact that most people does not change their lancet after only one use... and will understand that it is not really necessary to do so. This recommendation adds to the overall cost of testing and generates more trash.

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Permalink Reply by Khürt Williams on March 19, 2009 at 6:12am

I always use a new lancet. The ends of the lancet get slight more dull and bent with each use. Too much pain. I don't reuse needles either.

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Permalink Reply by Jessopher on December 6, 2010 at 12:41pm

i did at first, and thats officially what i do. But honestly, if it takes me more than a minute to find a lancet, then i just give in and use the old one. I know there is still some blood on the old one, and it could possibly screw up the reading, but i dont think its a significant bias. Big thing is the pain, but i can usually ignore that.

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Permalink Reply by Ron Doyle on December 5, 2010 at 3:41pm

Yes I agree, I have been using one lancet per 50 strips and then I still feel wasteful throwing them out then. I am sure many here just change them 4-5 times a year and that is cool too. These are just the least expensive items in my D paraphernalia and I bought a huge box 4 years ago and am only half way down.

I also used to use syringes over 6-7 times before I would toss them...bad insurance breeds creativity.

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Permalink Reply by Donna Heun on March 4, 2009 at 5:27pm

I wish blood glucose meter companies could come up with a method to monitor blood glucose levels without a drop of blood. In the hospital we measure oxigen saturation (in the blood) by simply taping a little patch with a light on it over the finger tip and the value is read. Why can't we do something like that to monitor glucose levels?

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