Re: Computerised Glucometer

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Kimber,

Thanks for the name. I will check that one out. I looked at the Therasense /

Freestyle Tracker more last night. It is a little confusing. One moment they

say you buy the Visor separate, then they show you three choices, the

glucometer attachment, software, and cradle alone, and two choices of the basics

+ two

different versions of Visors. I will have to look into the different Visors.

They say that they haven't had any trouble with insurance since it is a

glucometer, but I think they must be talking about the basic unit without the

Visor.

I think it would be just as well to be able to transmit to the doctor from my

home PC as the Visor. For anyone who is interested

the site for the Tracker <A

HREF= " http://www.therasense.com/tracker/product/index.asp " >http://www.therasense\

..com/tracker/product/index.asp</A>

I went and visited the lifescan site and looked at the One Touch Ultra Smart.

It looks comparable to the Tracker in cost, since you have to buy the

computer cable separately. But presently they have the meter with a $20 rebate

and a

$50 trade in, putting the meter at $29 It looks like it does a lot. The one

difference is that it does not have a PDA per se, as the Tracker actually has

windows. But, for the cost, looks good. The site for this is <A

HREF= " http://www.lifescan.com/products/meters/ultrasmart.html " >

http://www.lifescan.com/products/meters/ultrasmart.html</A>

The Life scan website does not sell their meters. The website they

recommended is

<A

HREF= " http://www.diabeticexpress.com/cgi-bin/dexpress.cgi/01-49.html?id=darr3myj\

" >http://www.diabeticexpress.com/cgi-bin/dexpress.cgi/01-49.html?id=darr3myj</A>

I then found an interesting site that has a list of a couple of dozen sites

that have computer downloads for Diabetes Management. Some cost, some are

free. There are several good ideas there, that you could use and keep your same

glucometer. It wouldn't offer you immediate access to input data, but still

would manage the data better than the notebooks I have all over my house! The

site

for that is

<A

HREF= " http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_150.htm " >http://www.childrenwithd\

iabetes.com/d_06_150.htm</A>

Karyn E. , RN

Exec. Director, PAI

Indianapolis, IN

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