Comment by Tim on January 4, 2011 at 6:07am

This is where spare meters come in real handy. If you can't get them as freebies through insurance or the company that sells the strips, many meters are available for as little as $10-$20 (although if you're using some really fancy-pants meter it might cost more?)

I could not imagine having just a single meter. I mean, 30 years ago when a meter cost hundreds of dollars, we could just read the strips visually as well. But today it is silly not to have spares. I have a "home" meter that stays at home, a "work" meter that stays at work, a meter that travels with me in my pocket, and often a fourth meter in my backpack.

Comment by acidrock23 on January 4, 2011 at 6:54am

Yeah, I'd second the get another meter idea, they practically give them away hoping, of course, that you will buy more strips which is where the $$$ is at. I've done that too though, leaving them at work and stuff...

Comment by Joe_h on January 4, 2011 at 7:49am

the boy probably took it for more time w/ you ;) ah young love.

Comment by SF Pete on January 4, 2011 at 9:48am

Multiple meters helps. One at home and one in your bag will save you a lot of grief. I carry a spare with me most of the time. It is always good to have a redundancy plan for these kinds of things. I didn't do that for a lot of years and I found myself more and more frustrated with the diabetes when I was really not thinking ahead.

Comment by Gerri on January 4, 2011 at 12:39pm

Google "free glucose meters." There are frequent deals. You can get several free to have more than one spare. They also come in handy when a battery dies late at night.

Comment by Jamie on January 4, 2011 at 3:31pm

Haha Thank everyone for you comments I usually do have a extra meter at my parents house but I just recently moved in my gpas it's temporary but I really should get a second one haha
thankks :)

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