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Permalink Reply by Khürt Williams on December 4, 2010 at 6:28am

So while we are dreaming up "perfect" meters — a daunting task given the variety of wants above — here is mine:

1. An attachement for my iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad that works as a glucometer.
2. A CGMS that uses Bluetooth to transmit readings directly to software in my iPad/iPhone
3. Software for iOS that can track trends, export reading to social networks, and fully integrated with Google Health. It should also be able to upload reading to a web site with similar functionality

I fully expect none of this to happen give that once the iPad/iPhone starts to take readings it becomes a medical device requiring full testing and FDA approval. And Apple is NOT going tp take on that liability. Imagine Apple waiting years to get it's new iPhone approved before it can sell it.

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on December 4, 2010 at 10:24am

I agree w/ the Bluetooth suggestion! I was just thinking about that the other day while I was yakking on my phone in the car. I also agree about Apple not wanting to get too involved but the attachment is a good compromise.

I'm not sure I can see exporting data to social networks being very popular either? It is enough of a chore keeping track of my own data, much less everyone elses!

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Permalink Reply by Khürt Williams on December 4, 2010 at 10:43am

Are you on twitter? Diabetes is all over social media: https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23bgnow

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on December 4, 2010 at 11:06am

No twitter here. I am just saying that while it could perhaps be interesting to have follow someone else's case study by observing their bg postings on twitter, I am more interested in discussions of theories as anything that I observe from someone else is sort of valueless until you move beyond the raw numbers to learn how they go there and get things that you can use? Which is probably why I like message boards more?

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Permalink Reply by Khürt Williams on December 4, 2010 at 10:47am

I think thing might be ok if Apple can get the FDA to agree to a liability waiver. The iPhone was never designed as a medical device and so long as any potential liability is limited to the third party device vendor we might get this kind of thing. I thinks that It's mostly the liability thing that reduces the likelihood of innovative medical devices.

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on December 4, 2010 at 11:07am

I don't see a liability waiver of any sort being granted. There are too many different jurisdictions involved?

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Permalink Reply by MikeyType1 on December 6, 2010 at 12:05pm

As stated by many other people...I would LOVE to see a cell phone combined with a meter. If that's too much to ask for than how about a mp3 player and meter combined. I'm pretty sure almost everyone that carries a meter with them most likely has a cell phone also. The first company to do this will sell many of them.

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Permalink Reply by Doris D on December 6, 2010 at 2:03pm

I agree with you on all things there!

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Permalink Reply by PittzburghFF on December 8, 2010 at 10:32pm

I know this is an old thread BUT... I used to work for Bayer, at the company store, the selling price for 50 strips is about $4.00.

Someone, somewhere is making a boat load of money :-)

Luckily for me a friend of mine still works there so I give them a $20.00 and he gives me 4 packages of strips.

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Permalink Reply by Unicornzzz on December 9, 2010 at 3:03am

I wish that Blood Glucose Meter Companies would honor their specials. How about not being eligible for a free meter because they show that I already received a free meter but they can't find the record of it. Yes, I do own one of your meters but I bought it 10 months ago at full price. The customer service person on the phone never ask me if I owned one of their meters when I called them.

Now after quite some time on the phone the best they will do is send me a coupon for a discounted price. Because they do not send out free meters to anyone. So all of you that did receive a free meter it is just a figment of your imagination. Now I get to shop around to try to find the meter at a discounted price. Most of drugstores in my area are out of the meter or are selling them at the original price.

I do believe that I will seriously have to think about staying with this meter company. I may switch to the old meter company when my strips run out. Just so that I do not have to deal with the empty promises and also the bad customer service.

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Permalink Reply by Chele on December 9, 2010 at 8:51am

Bayer offers free cases ( sleeve and wallet ) just try to take advantage of this offer. They also need to improve their Customer Services reps.. These people make you feel like you are interrupting their coffee break or lunch. Where is the Wage and Hour here. What they really need to do is restyle their cases for the small meters ( USB ) and put smaller test strip containers so everything fits easily into case.

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Permalink Reply by Unicornzzz on December 11, 2010 at 5:34am

Bayer is only offering sleeves or wallets for people who are just now registering a new meter.  Those of us who have a meter and have been using it a while are just SOL or Shoot Out of Luck. I will have to purchase another meter just to get the wallet or sleeve.  Thank you but no thank you.  I will pass.  After being on the phone with them for over an hour and being made feel like I am an idiot they can keep their stuff.

 

Do they not realize how much money they make off of a Type 1 Diabetic on a pump?  I am supposed to test 8-12 times a day.  They make their money back in just a 2-3 month supply of test strips.  I love the usb part of the meter but it is not worth the hassle. 

 

I hope that One Touch gets the message and comes out with a USB meter. 

 

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