Wrong Readings???????
In my pursuit of cutting my diabetes supply cost, I've purchased a meter called TRUEtrack. The strips are almost $50 less than what I usually pay. I've tested the readings of this TRUEtrack meter along with 3 other meters I own. The TRUEtrack consistently has my blood sugars 40-50 mg/l higher than my other three meters! I've also used the special liquid & the electronic tester to make sure the unit is working properly. All tested ok, yet TRUEtrack's readings are always off. I guess this is one of those moments were you think "I got what I paid for?"
The lesson for the day is...... always have extra meters handy in the event of an emergency.
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Permalink Reply by Teena on -
Ive never tried Truetrack before...so I cannot really say much about it. My insurance does not cover for my glucometers, test strips and lancets...therefore I wanted to get something thats very good in terms of quality, accuracy and convenience (that the supplies are accesible since I travel a lot). My very first meter is Accu check..have 2 different models...it did me pretty good. I researched and got convinced too with Bayer and Freestyle...almost 3 years later they have been pretty good. Indeed the strips is a bit more expensive...but so far performance and accuracy wise...Ive been pretty content.
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Permalink Reply by DiabeticRadio.com on -
Really? Not sure if you live in the US or not, but, here insurances must cover all diabetes supplies by law, and at least 1 or 2 brand glucometers. Sad that insurance companies are not regulated by anybody... So disgusting.. :-(
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Permalink Reply by carb101 on -
Take it back. That will save some health care costs. If the store won't take it back (which would surprise me very much), call the manufacturer and tell 'em you want your money back. Don't take no for an answer. (Actually, I don't think you'll have any troubles getting a refund, but I'm trying to give you a big pep talk, because if you're like my husband - and not like me - you'll fell shy about trying.)
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Permalink Reply by Catherine on -
I have insurance that is supposed to be good, but they insist that I use a One Touch meter and only cover 4 strips per day. I want to use an Accu-Chek and they will NOT cover it because it is not on their plan. Guess I'm out of luck because the company does cover One Touch.. Have gone through countless appeals to get more coverage for strips because I use up to 10 a day especially for "off" days.
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Permalink Reply by KimKat on -
Thanks Alan,
I was wondering about things this these. I always wash my hands too (Ok I have forgotten a few times but I am just getting into the swing of this). I need to work on keeping my arm lowered. I massage the finger. I do switch off though so to avoid none of my fingers getting sore.
I was wondering if anyone knows whether it effects the test if you touch the tip of the strip. It is almost impossible not to because how would you get it out of the jar if you didn't unless you use tweezers. I am guessing it doesn't matter because otherwise they would individual wrap them or something. As long as your hands are clean it is probably all right.
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Permalink Reply by Gary on -
This is almost a reinforcer that the AP will fail. Keep praying for Smart Insulin so you never have to look at a stick again.
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Permalink Reply by Pat Van Dyne on -
I agree with Sutton. I've used the TrueTrack for 2-3 years and got a bad batch just once (they read 40-45 points higher) but they were consistent enough when checked against another meter that I was able to work through them until I could reorder. Since then it's all been very good.
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Permalink Reply by Leah on -
I hope there are no rules against zombie posting, but I signed on specifically to see if anyone else had trouble with these meters. I just checked my bs because I was feeling a little high, and to my surprise, I'm only 130, even though I ate about an hour ago and was 101 when I got up. But since I can't trust my meter I decided to try again and this time is was 115. I seriously doubt this is accurate by what I ate and how I feel.
But the day I realized my meter was a piece of crap was when I felt like I was a little high, checked it, and nearly had a heart attack when my meter said 560 something! I immediately checked again, and this time it said 480 something, so I checked one more time and this time it was 320 something! I finally decided to correct as if it were 220 something since that's about how I felt, and still had a low a couple hours later.
This is the only meter whose strips I can afford - but I'm no better off than not testing at all if I never know if the number is accurate or not. It's bad enough that they're allowed by law to be 20% off, which theoretically can be the difference between life and death for us T1s, but mine was clearly ranging from 300-500% off.
Ugh!
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